Design and performance of a multiterawatt Cr:LiSrAlF[sub 6] laser system
Journal Article
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· Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics; (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, L-443, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
We have developed a compact, flash-lamp-pumped Cr:LiSrAlF[sub 6] (Cr:LiSAF) laser system capable of producing femtosecond pulses exhibiting peak powers greater than 2 TW. Chirped pulse amplification in a Cr:LiSAF regenerative amplifier produces 15-mJ pulses at a 5-Hz repetition rate. Further amplification in Cr:LiSAF yields recompressed pulse energies of 280 mJ and a pulse duration of less than 135 fs at a 1.0-Hz repetition rate. We describe the design and performance of this laser as well as the optimization of chirped pulse amplification in flash-lamp-pumped Cr:LiSAF.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 7232713
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics; (United States) Vol. 11:4; ISSN JOBPDE; ISSN 0740-3224
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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