Title :
High power optical parametric chirped pulse amplifiers and their applications
Author :
Li, Ruxin ; Leng, Yuxin ; Xu, Zhizhan
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. for High Intensity Opt., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
High power optical parametric chirped pulse amplifiers at 1064 nm and 780 nm were demonstrated using LBO crystals pumped by synchronized frequency-doubled Nd:glass laser and Ti:sapphire laser. Some of their applications are presented and discussed.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical glass; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; sapphire; solid lasers; 1064 nm; 780 nm; Al2O3:Ti; LBO crystal; LiB3O5; Nd:glass laser; Ti:sapphire laser; optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier; optical pumping; synchronized frequency-doubling; Chirp; High power amplifiers; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201662