Title :
High-average-power Yb:YLF cryogenic laser amplifier for sub-picosecond pulses
Author :
Miller, Daniel E. ; Ripin, Daniel J. ; Fan, Tso Yee
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
We have demonstrated a cryogenic Yb:YLF amplifier at 100-W average power and 10-kHz pulse repetition frequency (PRF). At 4.5 mJ, the pulses have a 2.2-nm bandwidth and have been compressed to 700 fs in duration.
Keywords :
cryogenics; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; ytterbium; PRF; YLF:Yb; cryogenic laser amplifier; energy 4.5 mJ; frequency 10 kHz; power 100 W; pulse compression; pulse repetition frequency; time 700 fs; Bandwidth; Chirp; Cryogenics; Laser beams; Optical fiber amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
