Open AccessFew-cycle OPCPA system at 143 kHz with more than 1 μJ of pulse energy
Author(s) -
Marcel Schultze,
Thomas Binhammer,
Andy Steinmann,
Guido Palmer,
Moritz Emons,
Uwe Morgner
Publication year - 2010
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.18.002836
Subject(s) - regenerative amplification , optics , materials science , amplifier , sapphire , chirped pulse amplification , broadband , optical parametric amplifier , pulse (music) , optical amplifier , laser , optoelectronics , ultrashort pulse , physics , cmos , detector
We present an OPCPA system delivering 8.8 fs (3.3 optical cycles) pulses with 1.3 microJ of energy at 143 kHz repetition rate. Pump and seed for the parametric amplification are simultaneously generated by a broadband Ti:sapphire oscillator. The spectral components beyond 1000 nm are separated and amplified in an Yb:YAG thin-disk regenerative amplifier. The pulses are characterized using autocorrelation and SPIDER apparatus. With a pulse peak power of nearly 130 MW, the system is well-suited for future table top strong field experiments.