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Terawatt diode-pumped Yb:CaF2 laser
- Source :
- Optics Letters 33(2008)23, 2770-2772
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- We present what we believe to be the first terawatt diode-pumped laser employing single-crystalline Yb:CaF2 as the amplifying medium. A maximum pulse energy of 420 mJ at a repetition rate of 1 Hz was achieved by seeding with a stretched femtosecond pulse 2 ns in duration, preamplified to 40 mJ. After recompression, a pulse energy of 197 mJ and a duration of 192 fs were obtained, corresponding to a peak power of 1 TW. Furthermore, nanosecond pulses containing an energy of up to 905 mJ were generated without optical damage.
Details
- Database :
- OAIster
- Journal :
- Optics Letters 33(2008)23, 2770-2772
- Notes :
- application/pdf, English
- Publication Type :
- Electronic Resource
- Accession number :
- edsoai.on1415618416
- Document Type :
- Electronic Resource