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  • Editor: Alan E. Willner
  • Vol. 37, Iss. 2 — Jan. 15, 2012
  • pp: 208–210

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Tailored pulse sequences from an 880 nm pumped Nd:YVO4 bounce amplifier

J. Morgenweg and K. S. E. Eikema  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Letters, Vol. 37, Issue 2, pp. 208-210 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.000208


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Abstract

We report on an 880 nm quasi-continuously pumped Nd:YVO4 grazing-incidence “bounce” amplifier, operating at a 300 Hz repetition rate. More than 70 dB small signal gain is achieved with a single crystal. Combined with fast programmable modulators, high-contrast and near-diffraction-limited pulse sequences at the 100 μJ level are produced and can be tailored in terms of pulse duration, amplitude, and a temporal spacing well into the microsecond range. This system could significantly improve extreme-UV comb generation based on parametric amplification and harmonic upconversion of two near-IR comb laser pulses.

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OCIS Codes
(140.3280) Lasers and laser optics : Laser amplifiers
(140.3530) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, neodymium

ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: October 11, 2011
Revised Manuscript: November 16, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: November 25, 2011
Published: January 12, 2012

Citation
J. Morgenweg and K. S. E. Eikema, "Tailored pulse sequences from an 880 nm pumped Nd:YVO4 bounce amplifier," Opt. Lett. 37, 208-210 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-37-2-208

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