Title :
200 fs, 50 W fiber-CPA system based on chirped-volume-Bragg-gratings
Author :
Rever, Matthew ; Huang, Shenghong ; Yahus, Caglar ; Smirnov, Vadim ; Rotari, Eugene ; Cohanoshi, Ion ; Mokhov, Sergiy ; Glebov, Leonid ; Galvanauskas, Almantas
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Record-short pulses of 200 fs have been obtained from a power-scalable-Yb-fiber-CPA system that uses chirped-volume-Bragg-gratings for the stretcher and compressor. The power was scaled up to 50 W with a corresponding 33 W of compressed power.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; chirp modulation; laser beams; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse compression; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb; chirped-volume-Bragg-grating; power 33 W; power 50 W; power-scalable-fiber-CPA system; pulse compressor; pulse stretcher; time 200 fs; Chirp; Fiber lasers; Gratings; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical recording; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Ultrafast optics; X-ray lasers; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8