High energy picosecond Yb:YAG CPA system at 10 Hz repetition rate for pumping optical parametric amplifiers

Opt Express. 2011 Mar 14;19(6):5357-63. doi: 10.1364/OE.19.005357.

Abstract

We present a chirped pulse amplification (CPA) system based on diode-pumped Yb:YAG. The stretched ns-pulses are amplified and have been compressed to less than 900 fs with an energy of 200 mJ and a repetition rate of 10 Hz. This system is optically synchronized with a broadband seed laser and therefore ideally suited for pumping optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) stages on a ps-timescale.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't