High-energy noncollinear optical parametric-chirped pulse amplification in LBO at 800 nm

The optical parametric-chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) based on large-aperture nonlinear optical crystals is promising for implementation of an ultrahigh peak-power laser system of 10 PW and beyond. We demonstrated the highest energy broadband OPCPA at 800 nm, to the best of our knowledge, by us...

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Published in:Optics letters 2013-11, Vol.38 (22), p.4837-4840
Main Authors: Xu, Lu, Yu, Lianghong, Liang, Xiaoyan, Chu, Yuxi, Hu, Zhanggui, Ma, Lin, Xu, Yi, Wang, Cheng, Lu, Xiaoming, Lu, Haihe, Yue, Yinchao, Zhao, Ying, Fan, Feidi, Tu, Heng, Leng, Yuxin, Li, Ruxin, Xu, Zhizhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amplification
Compressing
Conversion
Direct power generation
Energy management
Energy use
Lasers
LBO
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Summary:The optical parametric-chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) based on large-aperture nonlinear optical crystals is promising for implementation of an ultrahigh peak-power laser system of 10 PW and beyond. We demonstrated the highest energy broadband OPCPA at 800 nm, to the best of our knowledge, by using an 80 mm in diameter LiB(3)O(5)(LBO) amplifier, with an output energy of 28.68 J, a bandwidth of 80 nm (FWHM), and conversion efficiency of 25.38%. After compression, a peak power of 0.61 PW with 33.8 fs pulse duration is produced.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.38.004837