Prepulse-free 30-TW, 1-ps Nd:glass laser

Journal Article · Tue Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · Optics Letters; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.16.001593· OSTI ID:5154552

Yamakawa, K; Shiraga, H; Kato, Y ^[1]; Barty, C P.J. ^[2]

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1. Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565 (Japan)
2. Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California (USA)

A 30-TW, 1.0-ps laser pulse at 1053 nm has been generated by chirped-pulse amplification in a large-aperture Nd:phosphate glass laser system. A peak-to-prepulse intensity ratio of better than 10{sup 7} was obtained by temporal windowing of a self-phase-modulated chirped pulse before amplification and compression.

• OSTI ID: 5154552
• Journal Information: Optics Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Optics Letters; (United States) Vol. 16:20; ISSN OPLED; ISSN 0146-9592
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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