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Optics Express

  • Editor: Michael Duncan
  • Vol. 14, Iss. 20 — Oct. 2, 2006
  • pp: 9277–9283

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Multi-kilohertz repetition rate Ti:sapphire amplifier based on down-chirped pulse amplification

David M. Gaudiosi, Etienne Gagnon, Amy L. Lytle, Julie L. Fiore, Emily A. Gibson, Steve Kane, Jeff Squier, Margaret M. Murnane, Henry C. Kapteyn, Ralph Jimenez, and Sterling Backus  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 14, Issue 20, pp. 9277-9283 (2006)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.14.009277


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Abstract

We present a novel ultrafast multipass laser amplifier design optimized for sub-millijoule output energy and capable of being operated at repetition rates exceeding 40 kHz. This ti:sapphire based system makes use of a grism based stretcher, a cryogenically cooled ti:sapphire crystal and an astigmatically compensated multipass amplifier design that allows for pumping with significantly lower pump pulse energies than has been demonstrated to date. We also make use of the downchirped pulse amplification scheme to minimize loss in the pulse compression process. Preliminary experiments demonstrate an output pulse energy of 290 µJ at 10 kHz and 270 µJ at 15 kHz with a pulse duration of 36 fs.

© 2006 Optical Society of America

OCIS Codes
(140.3280) Lasers and laser optics : Laser amplifiers

ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: June 13, 2006
Revised Manuscript: August 2, 2006
Manuscript Accepted: August 4, 2006
Published: October 2, 2006

Citation
David M. Gaudiosi, Etienne Gagnon, Amy L. Lytle, Julie L. Fiore, Emily A. Gibson, Steve Kane, Jeff Squier, Margaret M. Murnane, Henry C. Kapteyn, Ralph Jimenez, and Sterling Backus, "Multi-kilohertz repetition rate Ti:sapphire amplifier based on down-chirped pulse amplification," Opt. Express 14, 9277-9283 (2006)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-14-20-9277


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