scholarly journals Femtosecond Laser Pulses Amplification in Crystals

Crystals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 347
Author(s):  
Dabu
Keyword(s):  
Femtosecond Laser ◽  
Laser Pulses ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Femtosecond Laser Pulses ◽  
Phase Matching ◽  
Chirped Pulse ◽  
Nonlinear Crystals ◽  
Pulse Amplification ◽  
Chirped Pulse Amplification ◽  
Laser Crystals

This paper describes techniques for high-energy laser pulse amplification in multi-PW femtosecond laser pulses. Femtosecond laser pulses can be generated and amplified in laser media with a broad emission spectral bandwidth, like Ti:sapphire crystals. By chirped pulse amplification (CPA) techniques, hundred-Joule amplified laser pulses can be obtained. Multi-PW peak-power femtosecond pulses are generated after recompression of amplified chirped laser pulses. The characteristics and problems of large bandwidth laser pulses amplification in Ti:sapphire crystals are discussed. An alternative technique, based on optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) in nonlinear crystals, is presented. Phase-matching conditions for broad bandwidth parametric amplification in nonlinear crystals are inferred. Ultra-broad phase matching bandwidth of more than 100 nm, able to support the amplification of sub-10 fs laser pulses, are demonstrated in nonlinear crystals, such as Beta Barium Borate (BBO), Potassium Dideuterium Phosphate (DKDP), and Lithium Triborate (LBO). The advantages and drawbacks of CPA amplification in laser crystals and OPCPA in nonlinear crystals are discussed. A hybrid amplification method, which combines low-medium energy OPCPA in nonlinear crystals with high energy CPA in large aperture laser crystals, is described. This technique is currently used for the development of 10-PW laser systems, with sub-20 fs pulse duration and more than 1012 intensity contrast of output femtosecond pulses.

High-energy, high-contrast, multiterawatt laser pulses by optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification

2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (16) ◽  
pp. 2315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiromitsu Kiriyama ◽  
Michiaki Mori ◽  
Yoshiki Nakai ◽  
Yoichi Yamamoto ◽  
Manabu Tanoue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Pulses ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Contrast ◽  
Chirped Pulse ◽  
Pulse Amplification ◽  
Optical Parametric ◽  
Chirped Pulse Amplification

High power supercontinuum generation by dual-color femtosecond laser pulses in fused silica

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saba Zafar ◽  
Dong-Wei Li ◽  
Acner Camino ◽  
Jun-Wei Chang ◽  
Zuo-Qiang Hao
Keyword(s):  
Femtosecond Laser ◽  
High Power ◽  
Microlens Array ◽  
Laser Pulses ◽  
Femtosecond Laser Pulses ◽  
Fused Silica ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
Phase Matching ◽  
Fundamental Wavelength ◽  
Fundamental Laser

Abstract High power supercontinuum (SC) is generated by focusing 800 nm and 400 nm femtosecond laser pulses in fused silica with a microlens array. It is found that the spectrum of the SC is getting broader compared with the case of single laser pulse, and the spectral energy density between the two fundamental laser wavelengths is getting significantly higher by optimizing the phase matching angle of the BBO. It exceeds μJ/nm over 490 nm range which is from 380 nm to 870 nm, overcoming the disadvantage of relative lower power in the ranges far from fundamental wavelength.

High-energy noncollinear optical parametric–chirped pulse amplification in LBO at 800  nm

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (22) ◽  
pp. 4837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Xu ◽  
Lianghong Yu ◽  
Xiaoyan Liang ◽  
Yuxi Chu ◽  
Zhanggui Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Energy ◽  
Chirped Pulse ◽  
Pulse Amplification ◽  
Optical Parametric ◽  
Chirped Pulse Amplification

Demonstration of a diode pumped Nd,Y co-doped SrF 2 crystal based, high energy chirped pulse amplification laser system

2017 ◽  
Vol 382 ◽  
pp. 201-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junchi Chen ◽  
Yujie Peng ◽  
Zongxin Zhang ◽  
Hongpeng Su ◽  
Yuxin Leng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser System ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Chirped Pulse ◽  
Pulse Amplification ◽  
Chirped Pulse Amplification ◽  
Diode Pumped ◽  
Co Doped

Wavelength tunable, high energy femtosecond laser pulses directly generated from large-mode-area photonic crystal fiber

2012 ◽  
Vol 285 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 2715-2718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Zhang ◽  
Yu-ying Zhang ◽  
Ming-lie Hu ◽  
Si-jia Wang ◽  
You-jian Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Femtosecond Laser ◽  
Photonic Crystal Fiber ◽  
Laser Pulses ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Femtosecond Laser Pulses ◽  
Large Mode Area ◽  
Crystal Fiber ◽  
Wavelength Tunable ◽  
Mode Area

scholarly journals Petawatt Femtosecond Laser Pulses from Titanium-Doped Sapphire Crystal

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 783
Author(s):  
Hiromitsu Kiriyama ◽  
Alexander S. Pirozhkov ◽  
Mamiko Nishiuchi ◽  
Yuji Fukuda ◽  
Akito Sagisaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Intensity ◽  
Short Pulse ◽  
Beam Quality ◽  
Laser Pulses ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Femtosecond Laser Pulses ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Sapphire Crystal ◽  
Chirped Pulse Amplification ◽  
Ultra Short Pulse

Ultra-high intensity femtosecond lasers have now become excellent scientific tools for the study of extreme material states in small-scale laboratory settings. The invention of chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) combined with titanium-doped sapphire (Ti:sapphire) crystals have enabled realization of such lasers. The pursuit of ultra-high intensity science and applications is driving worldwide development of new capabilities. A petawatt (PW = 1015 W), femtosecond (fs = 10−15 s), repetitive (0.1 Hz), high beam quality J-KAREN-P (Japan Kansai Advanced Relativistic ENgineering Petawatt) Ti:sapphire CPA laser has been recently constructed and used for accelerating charged particles (ions and electrons) and generating coherent and incoherent ultra-short-pulse, high-energy photon (X-ray) radiation. Ultra-high intensities of 1022 W/cm2 with high temporal contrast of 10−12 and a minimal number of pre-pulses on target has been demonstrated with the J-KAREN-P laser. Here, worldwide ultra-high intensity laser development is summarized, the output performance and spatiotemporal quality improvement of the J-KAREN-P laser are described, and some experimental results are briefly introduced.

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