Amplification of femtosecond pulses to 1 J in Cr:LiSrAlF_6
- 15 May 1995
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 20 (10) , 1142-1144
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.20.001142
Abstract
We have developed a large-aperture, flash-lamp-pumped Cr:LiSrAlF6 (Cr:LiSAF) amplifier for use in a femtosecond chirped-pulse amplifier system. Optimum design of the 19-mm-diameter amplifier results in a single-pass gain of 5 with good beam quality. This amplifier produces 1.05-J pulses after compression, with a width of 125 fs at a repetition rate of 0.05 Hz.Keywords
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