Yb:YAG Innoslab amplifier: efficient high repetition rate subpicosecond pumping system for optical parametric chirped pulse amplification

We report on a Yb:YAG Innoslab laser amplifier system for generation of subpicsecond high energy pump pulses for optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) at high repetition rates. Pulse energies of up to 20 mJ (at 12.5 kHz) and repetition rates of up to 100 kHz were attained with pulse...

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Published in:Optics letters 2011-07, Vol.36 (13), p.2456-2458
Main Authors: SCHULZ, M, RIEDEL, R, DUESTERER, S, SCHLARB, H, FELDHAUS, J, LIMPER, J, FAATZ, B, TÜNNERMANN, A, ROSSBACH, J, DRESCHER, M, TAVELLA, F, WILLNER, A, MANS, T, SCHNITZLER, C, RUSSBUELDT, P, DOLKEMEYER, J, SEISE, E, GOTTSCHALL, T, HÄDRICH, S
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Language:English
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Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Optics
Physics
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Summary:We report on a Yb:YAG Innoslab laser amplifier system for generation of subpicsecond high energy pump pulses for optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) at high repetition rates. Pulse energies of up to 20 mJ (at 12.5 kHz) and repetition rates of up to 100 kHz were attained with pulse durations of 830 fs and average power in excess of 200 W. We further investigate the possibility to use subpicosecond pulses to derive a stable continuum in a YAG crystal for OPCPA seeding.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/ol.36.002456