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Title: Comparison of amplified spontaneous emission pulse cleaners for use in chirped pulse amplification front end lasers

Conference ·
OSTI ID:920858

We compare various schemes for removing amplified spontaneous emission from seed laser pulses. We focus on compact schemes that are compatible with fiber laser front end systems with pulse energies in the 10nJ-1{micro}J range and pulse widths in the 100fs-10ps range. Pre-pulse contrast ratios greater than 10{sup 9} have been measured.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
920858
Report Number(s):
UCRL-CONF-232702; TRN: US200805%%209
Resource Relation:
Conference: Presented at: Ultrafast Optics 2007, Santa Fe, NM, United States, Sep 02 - Sep 07, 2007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English