High average power 88 W OPCPA system for high-repetition-rate experiments at the LCLS x-ray free-electron laser

Mecseki, Katalin; Windeler, Matthew K. R.; Miahnahri, Alan; Robinson, Joseph S.; Fraser, James M.; Fry, Alan R.; Tavella, Franz

doi:10.1364/ol.44.001257

High average power 88 W OPCPA system for high-repetition-rate experiments at the LCLS x-ray free-electron laser

Journal Article · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2019 · Optics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.44.001257· OSTI ID:1506172

Mecseki, Katalin ^[1]; Windeler, Matthew K. R. ^[2]; Miahnahri, Alan ^[1]; Robinson, Joseph S. ^[1]; Fraser, James M. ^[3]; ^[1]; Tavella, Franz ^[1]

SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); Queen's Univ., Kingston, ON (Canada)
Queen's Univ., Kingston, ON (Canada)

Here, we present a 100 kHz, sub-20 fs optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier (OPCPA) system delivering 88.6 W average power at a center wavelength of 800 nm. The seed pulses are derived from the pump laser via white-light continuum generation and are amplified in three non-collinear OPCPA stages. The final two high-power stages are pumped with a 661 W Yb:YAG InnoSlab amplifier. A simple and robust design is used for the OPCPA system to avoid thermal effects and enhance long-term stability, resulting in excellent beam quality and high conversion efficiency. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest average power OPCPA system reported to date.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1506172

Journal Information:: Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 44; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLEDP

Publisher:: Optical Society of America (OSA)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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