Title :
Ultra-broadband front-end laser development for the Apollon 10PW laser
Author :
Georges, Patrick ; Papadopoulos, Dimitrios N. ; Ramirez, Lourdes Patricia ; Friebel, Florence ; Pellegrina, Alain ; Druon, Frederic
Author_Institution :
Lab. Charles Fabry, Univ. Paris Sud, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
We present the development of the front-end of the Apollon 10PW laser. It is based on broadband OPCPA stages pumped by high energy diode pumped Yb based amplifiers to produce up to 30 mJ, 10-fs pulses at 20-100 Hz to seed Ti:Sapphire amplifiers.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; titanium; ytterbium; Al2O3:Ti; Apollon 10PW laser; Ti:Sapphire amplifiers; broadband OPCPA stages; frequency 20 Hz to 100 Hz; high energy diode pumped Yb based amplifiers; hybrid optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; time 10 fs; ultrabroadband front-end laser development; Crystals; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optimized production technology; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
