Generation of high-contrast millijoule pulses by optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification in periodically poled KTiOPO4
Abstract
A new high-contrast, high-gain optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier (OPCPA) architecture is demonstrated in periodically poled KTiOPO{sub 4} (PPKTP). This architecture overcomes parametric fluorescence contrast limitations of OPCPA in periodically poled materials. The scheme is based on two passes of a single, relay imaged, pump pulse and a free-propagating signal pulse through a 1.5 x 5 x 7.5 mm{sup 3} PPKTP crystal. The output energy of 1.2 mJ is generated at a center wavelength of 1053 nm utilizing 24 mJ of pump energy. Prepulse contrast level of >3 x 10{sup 7} has been measured with >10{sup 6} saturated gain in the amplifier. Amplified pulses were compressed to 200 fs. This simple and versatile concept requires only a modest pump energy from a commercial pump laser and represents a possible high-contrast front end for high-energy Nd:glass-based petawatt-class lasers.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 15016705
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JRNL-207023
Journal ID: ISSN 0146-9592; OPLEDP; TRN: US200515%%815
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Optics Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 30; Journal Issue: 9; Other Information: Journal publication date May 1, 2005; PDF-FILE: 18 ; SIZE: 0.1 MBYTES; PBD: 1 Oct 2004; Journal ID: ISSN 0146-9592
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 42 ENGINEERING; A CENTERS; AMPLIFICATION; AMPLIFIERS; ARCHITECTURE; FLUORESCENCE; LASERS; WAVELENGTHS
Citation Formats
Jovanovic, I, Forget, N, Brown, C G, Ebbers, C A, Blanc, C L, and Barty, C J. Generation of high-contrast millijoule pulses by optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification in periodically poled KTiOPO4. United States: N. p., 2004.
Web. doi:10.1364/OL.30.001036.
Jovanovic, I, Forget, N, Brown, C G, Ebbers, C A, Blanc, C L, & Barty, C J. Generation of high-contrast millijoule pulses by optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification in periodically poled KTiOPO4. United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.30.001036
Jovanovic, I, Forget, N, Brown, C G, Ebbers, C A, Blanc, C L, and Barty, C J. 2004.
"Generation of high-contrast millijoule pulses by optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification in periodically poled KTiOPO4". United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.30.001036. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/15016705.
@article{osti_15016705,
title = {Generation of high-contrast millijoule pulses by optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification in periodically poled KTiOPO4},
author = {Jovanovic, I and Forget, N and Brown, C G and Ebbers, C A and Blanc, C L and Barty, C J},
abstractNote = {A new high-contrast, high-gain optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier (OPCPA) architecture is demonstrated in periodically poled KTiOPO{sub 4} (PPKTP). This architecture overcomes parametric fluorescence contrast limitations of OPCPA in periodically poled materials. The scheme is based on two passes of a single, relay imaged, pump pulse and a free-propagating signal pulse through a 1.5 x 5 x 7.5 mm{sup 3} PPKTP crystal. The output energy of 1.2 mJ is generated at a center wavelength of 1053 nm utilizing 24 mJ of pump energy. Prepulse contrast level of >3 x 10{sup 7} has been measured with >10{sup 6} saturated gain in the amplifier. Amplified pulses were compressed to 200 fs. This simple and versatile concept requires only a modest pump energy from a commercial pump laser and represents a possible high-contrast front end for high-energy Nd:glass-based petawatt-class lasers.},
doi = {10.1364/OL.30.001036},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/15016705},
journal = {Optics Letters},
issn = {0146-9592},
number = 9,
volume = 30,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2004},
month = {Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2004}
}
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