0.2-TW laser system at 1kHz

Journal Article · Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997 · Optics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.22.001256· OSTI ID:528021

Backus, S; Durfee, III, C G; Mourou, G; Kapteyn, H C; Murnane, M M ^[1]

---

1. Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2099 (United States)

We have developed a 1-kHz repetition-rate Ti:sapphire laser system that can simultaneously generate high peak and average powers of 0.2TW and 4W, respectively. The laser system generates 4-mJ energy pulses with a 20-fs pulse width. We eliminated thermal lensing in the system by cooling the Ti:sapphire crystal to 125K. The output 20-fs pulses were fully characterized by use of the new technique of transient-grating frequency-resolved optical gating. We demonstrate experimentally that the pulse duration at the output is limited only by fifth-order dispersion. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital Optical Society of America}

• OSTI ID: 528021
• Journal Information: Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 22; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLEDP
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
AMPLIFICATION
GRATINGS
KHZ RANGE 01-100
MILLIWATT POWER RANGE
PULSES
SOLID STATE LASERS
TITANIUM ADDITIONS
TRANSIENTS