Picosecond pulse amplification in isotopic CO<sub>2</sub> active medium

doi:10.1364/OE.19.007717

Picosecond pulse amplification in isotopic CO₂ active medium

Mikhail N. Polyanskiy, Igor V. Pogorelsky, and Vitaly Yakimenko »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 8, pp. 7717-7725 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.007717

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Using a high-pressure carbon-dioxide laser amplifier enriched with the oxygen-18 isotope, we produced a 5-ps, 10-µm pulse of the 1 TW peak power without splitting, which otherwise occurs due to spectral modulation by the rotation structure of the CO₂ amplification band.

OCIS Codes
(140.3280) Lasers and laser optics : Laser amplifiers
(140.3470) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, carbon dioxide

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Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: February 14, 2011
Revised Manuscript: March 7, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: March 8, 2011
Published: April 6, 2011

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Mikhail N. Polyanskiy, Igor V. Pogorelsky, and Vitaly Yakimenko, "Picosecond pulse amplification in isotopic CO₂ active medium," Opt. Express 19, 7717-7725 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-8-7717

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C. A. J. Palmer, N. P. Dover, I. Pogorelsky, M. Babzien, G. I. Dudnikova, M. Ispiriyan, M. N. Polyanskiy, J. Schreiber, P. Shkolnikov, V. Yakimenko, and Z. Najmudin, “Monoenergetic proton beams accelerated by a radiation pressure driven shock,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 106(1), 014801 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
I. V. Pogorelsky, I. Ben-Zvi, T. Hirose, S. Kashiwagi, V. Yakimenko, K. Kusche, P. Siddons, J. Skaritka, T. Kumita, A. Tsunemi, T. Omori, J. Urakawa, M. Washio, K. Yokoya, T. Okugi, Y. Liu, P. He, and D. Cli, “Demonstration of 8×1018 photons/second peaked at 1.8Å in a relativistic Thomson scattering experiment,” Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 3(9), 090702 (2000). [CrossRef]
I.V. Pogorelsky, M. Babzien, M.N. Polyanskiy, V. Yakimenko, N.P. Dover, C.A.J. Palmer, Z. Najmudin, P. Shkolnikov, O. Williams, J. Rosenzweig, P. Oliva, M. Carpinelli, B. Golosio, P. Delogu, A. Stefanini, and M. Endrizzi, “Lasers as Particle Accelerators in Medicine: From Laser-driven Protons to Imaging with Thomson Sources,” to be published in conference proceedings CAARI 2010, Fort Worth, Texas, USA, August 8–13, 2010.
P. B. Corkum, “Amplification of picosecond 10 µm pulses in multiatmosphere CO2 lasers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 21(3), 216–232 (1985). [CrossRef]
D. Haberberger, S. Tochitsky, and C. Joshi, “Fifteen terawatt picosecond CO2 laser system,” Opt. Express 18(17), 17865–17875 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
A. L. Golger and V. S. Letokhov, “Amplification in a mixture of isotopic CO2 molecules pumped by CO2 laser radiation,” Sov. J. Quant. Electron. 5(7), 811–816 (1975). [CrossRef]
R. B. Gibson, A. Javan, and K. Boyer, “Mixed isotope multiatmosphere CO2 laser,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 15(11), 1224–1228 (1979). [CrossRef]
R. K. Brimacombe and J. Reid, “Accurate measurements of pressure-broadened linewidths in a transversely excited CO2 discharge,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 19(11), 1668–1673 (1983). [CrossRef]
S. H. Autler and C. H. Townes, “Stark Effect in Rapidly Varying Fields,” Phys. Rev. 100(2), 703–722 (1955). [CrossRef]
L. S. Rothman, I. E. Gordon, A. Barbe, D. C. Benner, P. F. Bernath, M. Birk, V. Boudon, L. R. Brown, A. Campargue, and J.-P. Champion, “The HITRAN 2008 molecular spectriscopic database,” J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transf. 110(9-10), 533–572 (2009). [CrossRef]
W. J. Witteman, The CO2 laser. Berlin Heidelberg New York London Paris Tokyo: Springer-Verlag; 1987.
J. Reid and K. J. Siemsen, “Gain of high-pressure CO2 lasers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 14(4), 217–220 (1978). [CrossRef]
J. Reid and K. Siemsen, “New CO2 laser bands in the 9–11-μm wavelength region,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 29(4), 250–251 (1976). [CrossRef]
V. T. Platonenko and V. D. Taranukhin, “Coherent amplification of light pulses in media with a discrete spectrum,” Sov. J. Quant. Electron. 13(11), 1459–1466 (1983). [CrossRef]
C. Freed, “Status of CO2 lasers and their applications in tunable laser spectroscopy,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 18(8), 1220–1228 (1982). [CrossRef]
A. J. Alcock and P. B. Corkum, “Ultra-fast switching of infrared radiation by laser-produced carriers in semiconductors,” Can. J. Phys. 57, 1280–1290 (1979). [CrossRef]
C. V. Filip, R. Narang, S. Ya. Tochitsky, C. E. Clayton, and C. Joshi, “Optical Kerr switching technique for the production of a picosecond, multiwavelength CO2 laser pulse,” Appl. Opt. 41(18), 3743–3747 (2002). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Alcock, A. J.
Autler, S. H.
Babzien, M.
Barbe, A.
Benner, D. C.
Ben-Zvi, I.
Bernath, P. F.
Birk, M.
Boudon, V.
Boyer, K.
Brimacombe, R. K.
Brown, L. R.
Campargue, A.
Champion, J.-P.
Clayton, C. E.
Cli, D.
Corkum, P. B.
Dover, N. P.
Dudnikova, G. I.
Filip, C. V.
Freed, C.
Gibson, R. B.
Golger, A. L.
Gordon, I. E.
Haberberger, D.
He, P.
Hirose, T.
Ispiriyan, M.
Javan, A.
Joshi, C.
Kashiwagi, S.
Kumita, T.
Kusche, K.
Letokhov, V. S.
Liu, Y.
Najmudin, Z.
Narang, R.
Okugi, T.
Omori, T.
Palmer, C. A. J.
Platonenko, V. T.
Pogorelsky, I.
Pogorelsky, I. V.
Polyanskiy, M. N.
Reid, J.
Rothman, L. S.
Schreiber, J.
Shkolnikov, P.
Siddons, P.
Siemsen, K.
Siemsen, K. J.
Skaritka, J.
Taranukhin, V. D.
Tochitsky, S.
Tochitsky, S. Ya.
Townes, C. H.
Tsunemi, A.
Urakawa, J.
Washio, M.
Yakimenko, V.
Yokoya, K.

Appl. Opt.

C. V. Filip, R. Narang, S. Ya. Tochitsky, C. E. Clayton, and C. Joshi, “Optical Kerr switching technique for the production of a picosecond, multiwavelength CO2 laser pulse,” Appl. Opt. 41(18), 3743–3747 (2002). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Appl. Phys. Lett.

J. Reid and K. Siemsen, “New CO2 laser bands in the 9–11-μm wavelength region,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 29(4), 250–251 (1976). [CrossRef]

Can. J. Phys.

A. J. Alcock and P. B. Corkum, “Ultra-fast switching of infrared radiation by laser-produced carriers in semiconductors,” Can. J. Phys. 57, 1280–1290 (1979). [CrossRef]

IEEE J. Quantum Electron.

J. Reid and K. J. Siemsen, “Gain of high-pressure CO2 lasers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 14(4), 217–220 (1978). [CrossRef]
C. Freed, “Status of CO2 lasers and their applications in tunable laser spectroscopy,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 18(8), 1220–1228 (1982). [CrossRef]
P. B. Corkum, “Amplification of picosecond 10 µm pulses in multiatmosphere CO2 lasers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 21(3), 216–232 (1985). [CrossRef]
R. B. Gibson, A. Javan, and K. Boyer, “Mixed isotope multiatmosphere CO2 laser,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 15(11), 1224–1228 (1979). [CrossRef]
R. K. Brimacombe and J. Reid, “Accurate measurements of pressure-broadened linewidths in a transversely excited CO2 discharge,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 19(11), 1668–1673 (1983). [CrossRef]

J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transf.

L. S. Rothman, I. E. Gordon, A. Barbe, D. C. Benner, P. F. Bernath, M. Birk, V. Boudon, L. R. Brown, A. Campargue, and J.-P. Champion, “The HITRAN 2008 molecular spectriscopic database,” J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transf. 110(9-10), 533–572 (2009). [CrossRef]

Opt. Express

D. Haberberger, S. Tochitsky, and C. Joshi, “Fifteen terawatt picosecond CO2 laser system,” Opt. Express 18(17), 17865–17875 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Phys. Rev.

S. H. Autler and C. H. Townes, “Stark Effect in Rapidly Varying Fields,” Phys. Rev. 100(2), 703–722 (1955). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. Lett.

C. A. J. Palmer, N. P. Dover, I. Pogorelsky, M. Babzien, G. I. Dudnikova, M. Ispiriyan, M. N. Polyanskiy, J. Schreiber, P. Shkolnikov, V. Yakimenko, and Z. Najmudin, “Monoenergetic proton beams accelerated by a radiation pressure driven shock,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 106(1), 014801 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams

I. V. Pogorelsky, I. Ben-Zvi, T. Hirose, S. Kashiwagi, V. Yakimenko, K. Kusche, P. Siddons, J. Skaritka, T. Kumita, A. Tsunemi, T. Omori, J. Urakawa, M. Washio, K. Yokoya, T. Okugi, Y. Liu, P. He, and D. Cli, “Demonstration of 8×1018 photons/second peaked at 1.8Å in a relativistic Thomson scattering experiment,” Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 3(9), 090702 (2000). [CrossRef]

Sov. J. Quant. Electron.

A. L. Golger and V. S. Letokhov, “Amplification in a mixture of isotopic CO2 molecules pumped by CO2 laser radiation,” Sov. J. Quant. Electron. 5(7), 811–816 (1975). [CrossRef]
V. T. Platonenko and V. D. Taranukhin, “Coherent amplification of light pulses in media with a discrete spectrum,” Sov. J. Quant. Electron. 13(11), 1459–1466 (1983). [CrossRef]

Other

I.V. Pogorelsky, M. Babzien, M.N. Polyanskiy, V. Yakimenko, N.P. Dover, C.A.J. Palmer, Z. Najmudin, P. Shkolnikov, O. Williams, J. Rosenzweig, P. Oliva, M. Carpinelli, B. Golosio, P. Delogu, A. Stefanini, and M. Endrizzi, “Lasers as Particle Accelerators in Medicine: From Laser-driven Protons to Imaging with Thomson Sources,” to be published in conference proceedings CAARI 2010, Fort Worth, Texas, USA, August 8–13, 2010.
W. J. Witteman, The CO2 laser. Berlin Heidelberg New York London Paris Tokyo: Springer-Verlag; 1987.

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