Title :
Novel ultra-fast broadband laser source at 910nm for Vulcan 10 PW OPCPA laser system
Author :
Tang, Y. ; Ross, I.N. ; Hernandez-Gomez, C. ; Musgrave, I. ; Chekhlov, O. ; Matousek, P. ; Collier, John
Author_Institution :
Central Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab., Didcot
Abstract :
In this paper we have reported a jitter-free ultra-fast broadband OPA amplification in the sub-ps time domain at the repetition rate of 1 kHz. A novel broadband laser pulse source of ~180 nm (FWHM) at ~910 nm was demonstrated for Vulcan 10 PW OPCPA laser system development.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; laser beams; light sources; optical modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; OPCPA laser system; Vulcan system; jitter-free ultra-fast broadband OPA amplification; optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; power 10 PW; sub-ps time domain; ultra-fast broadband laser pulse source; wavelength 910 nm; Broadband amplifiers; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; (140.0140) Lasers and laser optics; (140.4480) Optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
