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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 20, Iss. 5 — Feb. 27, 2012
  • pp: 5557–5565

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Active stabilization for optically synchronized optical parametric chirped pulse amplification

Alexander Schwarz, Moritz Ueffing, Yunpei Deng, Xun Gu, Hanieh Fattahi, Thomas Metzger, Marcus Ossiander, Ferenc Krausz, and Reinhard Kienberger  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 5, pp. 5557-5565 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.005557


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Abstract

The development of new high power laser sources tends toward optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) in recent years. One of the difficulties in OPCPA is the the temporal overlap between pump and seed pulses. In this work we characterize our timing jitter on a single-shot basis using spectrally resolved cross-correlation in combination with a position sensitive detector. A commercial beam stabilization is adapted to actively enhance temporal overlap. This delay-stabilizer reduces the RMS jitter from σ = 127fs down to σ = 24fs. The enhanced temporal overlap is demonstrated in our frontend and we propose the scheme to be applicable in many optically synchronized high-repetition-rate OPCPA systems.

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OCIS Codes
(140.7090) Lasers and laser optics : Ultrafast lasers
(190.4970) Nonlinear optics : Parametric oscillators and amplifiers
(140.3425) Lasers and laser optics : Laser stabilization

ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: October 28, 2011
Revised Manuscript: December 22, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: January 10, 2012
Published: February 22, 2012

Citation
Alexander Schwarz, Moritz Ueffing, Yunpei Deng, Xun Gu, Hanieh Fattahi, Thomas Metzger, Marcus Ossiander, Ferenc Krausz, and Reinhard Kienberger, "Active stabilization for optically synchronized optical parametric chirped pulse amplification," Opt. Express 20, 5557-5565 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-5-5557


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