Multi-millijoule, diode-pumped, cryogenically-cooled Yb:KY(WO(4))(2) chirped-pulse regenerative amplifier

K Ogawa; Y Akahane; M Aoyama; K Tsuji; S Tokita; J Kawanaka; H Nishioka; K Yamakawa

doi:10.1364/oe.15.008598

Multi-millijoule, diode-pumped, cryogenically-cooled Yb:KY(WO(4))(2) chirped-pulse regenerative amplifier

Opt Express. 2007 Jul 9;15(14):8598-602. doi: 10.1364/oe.15.008598.

Authors

K Ogawa, Y Akahane, M Aoyama, K Tsuji, S Tokita, J Kawanaka, H Nishioka, K Yamakawa

PMID: 19547193
DOI: 10.1364/oe.15.008598

Abstract

A diode-pumped, cryogenically-cooled Yb:KYW regenerative amplifier utilizing chirped-pulse amplification and regenerative pulse shaping has been developed. An amplified pulse with an energy of 5.5 mJ and a broad bandwidth of 3.4 nm is achieved.