Title :
Cryogenically cooled cw-pumped double-pass Ti:sapphire amplifier emitting µJ pulse energies
Author :
Pfullmann, N. ; Siegel, M. ; Rausch, S. ; Binhammer, T. ; Morgner, U.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Quantenopt., Leibniz Univ. Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Abstract :
A double pass cw-pumped Ti:sapphire amplifier delivering 1.6μJ pulses at 1 MHz is presented. Furthermore a simple analytical model for the amplifier is deduced and concepts for further energy scaling are explored.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; sapphire; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; cryogenically cooled cw-pumped double-pass amplifier; energy 1.6 muJ; energy scaling; frequency 1 MHz; Analytical models; Cooling; Gas lasers; Laser modes; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
