Title :
Power and energy scaling of ultrafast fiber systems using chirped and divided pulse amplification for high end applications
Author :
Zaouter, Yoann ; Guichard, Florent ; Daniault, Louis ; Hanna, Marc ; Morin, Franck ; Honninger, Clemens ; Braunschweig, Robert ; Mottay, Eric ; Druon, Frederic ; Georges, Patrick
Author_Institution :
Amplitude Syst., Pessac, France
Abstract :
We implemented for the first time both chirped pulse and divided pulse amplification in the same femtosecond fiber amplifier setup leading to the generation of 430 μJ, 320 fs pulses at 100 kHz.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; chirped pulse amplification; divided pulse amplification; energy 430 muJ; energy scaling; femtosecond fiber amplifier; frequency 100 kHz; power scaling; pulse generation; time 320 fs; ultrafast fiber systems; Chirp; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optimized production technology; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA