49 W carrier-envelope-phase-stable few-cycle 2.1 µm OPCPA at 10 kHz

Seeger, Maximilian F.; Kammerer, Dominik; Blöchl, Johannes; Neuhaus, Marcel; Pervak, Vladimir; Nubbemeyer, Thomas; Kling, Matthias F.

doi:10.1364/OE.493326

49 W carrier-envelope-phase-stable few-cycle 2.1 µm OPCPA at 10 kHz

Journal Article · Wed Jul 12 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Optics Express

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.493326· OSTI ID:1989522

Seeger, Maximilian F.; Kammerer, Dominik; ; Neuhaus, Marcel; Pervak, Vladimir; Nubbemeyer, Thomas;

We demonstrate a mid-infrared optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier (OPCPA), delivering 2.1 µm center wavelength pulses with 20 fs duration and 4.9 mJ energy at 10 kHz repetition rate. This self-seeded system is based on a kW-class Yb:YAG thin-disk amplifier driving a CEP stable short-wavelength-infrared (SWIR) generation and three consecutive OPCPA stages. Our SWIR source achieves an average power of 49 W, while still maintaining excellent phase and average power stability with sub-100 mrad carrier-envelope-phase-noise and 0.8% average power fluctuations. These parameters enable the OPCPA setup to drive attosecond pump probe spectroscopy experiments with photon energies in the water window.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division (CSGB)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1989522

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1999590

Journal Information:: Optics Express, Journal Name: Optics Express Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 31; ISSN 1094-4087; ISSN OPEXFF

Publisher:: Optical Society of AmericaCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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