High-energy diode-pumped picosecond regenerative amplification at 999 nm in wavelength with a cryogenically cooled Yb:LuLiF(4) crystal

Opt Lett. 2008 Mar 1;33(5):494-6. doi: 10.1364/ol.33.000494.

Abstract

A diode-pumped, cryogenically cooled Yb:LuLiF(4) regenerative amplifier has been developed for the first time to our knowledge. A chirped-seed pulse was amplified and compressed in the regenerative amplifier, simultaneously, which generated approximately 6 mJ, 13 ps pulses at 999 nm in wavelength without a pulse compressor. Simultaneous lasing at 999 and 1024 nm, respectively, was demonstrated, which could be used for different frequency generation in the terahertz region.