Integrated Pulse Stretchers For High-Energy Cpa And Opcpa Systems
Keywords
Bragg grating; Ultrashort pulse
Abstract
Pulse stretchers are critical components in chirped pulse amplification (CPA) and optical parametric CPA (OPCPA) laser systems. In CPA systems, pulse stretching and compression is typical accomplished using bulk diffraction gratings; however integrated devices such volume or fiber Bragg gratings can provide similar optical performance with significantly smaller footprint and simplified alignment. In this work, we discuss the use of such integrated devices to stretch a 100 fs pulse to 400 ps with customized third order dispersion for use in a multi-TW Ti:Sapphire system as well as integrated optics to control the pulse duration in pump lasers for OPCPA systems.
Publication Date
6-30-2016
Publication Title
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume
9730
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2212900
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
84978655457 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84978655457
STARS Citation
Shah, Lawrence; Bodnar, Nathan; Roumayah, Patrick; Webb, Benjamin; and Bradford, Joshua, "Integrated Pulse Stretchers For High-Energy Cpa And Opcpa Systems" (2016). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 4047.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/4047