Title :
Compact 10 mJ, kilohertz repetition-rate ultrafast laser system
Author :
Backus, Sterling J. ; Müller, Dirk ; Read, Kendall
Author_Institution :
Kapteyn-Murnane Lab., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a Ti:sapphire ultrafast laser-amplifier system, that exhibits an unprecedented performance of 10 mJ pulse energy at 1 kHz, in a sub-30-fs pulse. This performance is obtained using closed loop cryogenic cooling.
Keywords :
cryogenics; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; 10 mJ; 30 fs; Al2O3:Ti; Red Dragon system™; closed loop cryogenic cooling; laser pulse characteristics; laser pulse energy; sapphire laser; ultrafast laser-amplifier system; Cryogenics; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201716