Hybrid chirped pulse amplification system

Barty, Christopher P.; Jovanovic, Igor

Title: Hybrid chirped pulse amplification system

Abstract

A hybrid chirped pulse amplification system wherein a short-pulse oscillator generates an oscillator pulse. The oscillator pulse is stretched to produce a stretched oscillator seed pulse. A pump laser generates a pump laser pulse. The stretched oscillator seed pulse and the pump laser pulse are directed into an optical parametric amplifier producing an optical parametric amplifier output amplified signal pulse and an optical parametric amplifier output unconverted pump pulse. The optical parametric amplifier output amplified signal pulse and the optical parametric amplifier output laser pulse are directed into a laser amplifier producing a laser amplifier output pulse. The laser amplifier output pulse is compressed to produce a recompressed hybrid chirped pulse amplification pulse.

Inventors:: Barty, Christopher P.; Jovanovic, Igor

Issue Date:: 2005-03-29

Research Org.:: Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1175299

Patent Number(s):: 6873454

Application Number:: 10/304,262

Assignee:: The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT

G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02F - DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH IS MODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THE DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY, COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g. SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
H01S3/1611 - {neodymium}
H01S3/1625 - {titanium}
H01S3/1636 - {Al2O3
H01S3/094 - by coherent light
H01S3/2375 - {Hybrid lasers
H01S3/0057 - {Temporal shaping, e.g. pulse compression, frequency chirping
H01S3/2391 - {emitting at different wavelengths}
H01S3/17 - amorphous, e.g. glass
H01S3/0092 - {Nonlinear frequency conversion, e.g. second harmonic generation [SHG] or sum- or difference-frequency generation outside the laser cavity

G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02F - DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH IS MODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THE DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY, COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g. SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING
G02F2202/20 - LiNbO3, LiTaO3
G02F1/39 - for parametric generation or amplification of light, infra-red, or ultra-violet waves {
G02F2201/16 - series

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
H01S3/2316 - {Cascaded amplifiers}

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION

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Powerful femtosecond pulse generation by chirped and stretched pulse parametric amplification in BBO crystal
journal, April 1992

Generation of terawatt pulses by use of optical parametric chirped pulse amplification
journal, January 2000

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conference, June 1994

The prospects for ultrashort pulse duration and ultrahigh intensity using optical parametric chirped pulse amplifiers
journal, December 1997

Frequency Conversion Materials From A Device Perspective
conference, March 1987

High average power harmonic generation
journal, May 1987

Evaluation of an ultrabroadband high-gain amplification technique for chirped pulse amplification facilities
journal, January 1999