High-energy, picosecond, cryogenic Yb:YAG chirped-pulse amplifier at kHz repetition rates for OPCPA pumping

Authors

Kyung-Han Hong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Juliet Gopinath, MIT Lincoln Lab, Massachusetts
Darren Rand, MIT Lincoln Lab, Massachusetts
Aleem M. Siddiqui, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Shu-Wei Huang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Enbang Li, University of SydneyFollow
Benjamin J. Eggleton, University of Sydney
John D. Hybl, MIT Lincoln Lab, Massachusetts
Tso Yee Fan, MIT Lincoln Lab, Massachusetts
Franz X. Kartner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

RIS ID

107963

Publication Details

Hong, K., Gopinath, J., Rand, D., Siddiqui, A., Huang, S., Li, E., Eggleton, B., Hybl, J., Yee Fan, T. & Kartner, F. X. (2010). High-energy, picosecond, cryogenic Yb:YAG chirped-pulse amplifier at kHz repetition rates for OPCPA pumping. 2010 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (Cleo) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (Qels) (pp. 1-2). United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Abstract

We report on the development of a 50-mJ-class ~10-ps chirped-pulse amplifier at kHz repetition rates using cryogenic Yb:YAG regenerative and multi-pass amplifiers. The system is well suited as pump laser for kHz high-average-power ultra-broadband OPCPAs. '2010 Optical Society of America