Thin-disk pumped optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier delivering CEP-stable multi-mJ few-cycle pulses at 6 kHz
Author(s) -
Stephan Prinz,
Maximilian Schnitzenbaumer,
Dionysios Potamianos,
Marcel Schultze,
Sebastian Stark,
Matthias Häfner,
Catherine Y. Teisset,
Christoph Wandt,
Knut Michel,
Reinhard Kienberger,
Birgitta Bernhardt,
Thomas Metzger
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.26.001108
Subject(s) - optics , regenerative amplification , optical parametric amplifier , materials science , chirped pulse amplification , amplifier , picosecond , ultrashort pulse , laser , optical amplifier , pulse (music) , chirp , thin disk , optoelectronics , physics , cmos , detector , stars , astronomy
We present an optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier (OPCPA) delivering CEP-stable ultrashort pulses with 7 fs, high energies of more than 1.8 mJ and high average output power exceeding 10 W at a repetition rate of 6 kHz. The system is pumped by a picosecond regenerative thin-disk amplifier and exhibits an excellent long-term stability. In a proof-of-principle experiment, high harmonic generation is demonstrated in neon up to the 61 s order.
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