Title :
Millijoule pulses from a double-passed, quasi-phase-matched optical-parametric chirped-pulse amplifier
Author :
Jovanovic, I. ; Brown, C.G. ; Ebbers, C.A. ; Barty, C.P.J. ; Forget, N. ; Le Blanc, C.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
Abstract :
A novel scheme is described that overcomes parametric-fluorescence limitations of quasi-phase-matched, optical-parametric chirped-pulse amplification to produce millijoule pulse energies at 1053 nm. High gain, beam quality, bandwidth, and extreme prepulse contrast are demonstrated.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; laser beams; optical parametric amplifiers; optical phase matching; 1053 nm; beam quality; millijoule pulse energy; parametric-fluorescence limitation; quasi-phase-matched optical-parametric chirped-pulse amplifier; Chirp; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549358
