Open Access53 W average power CEP-stabilized OPCPA system delivering 55 TW few cycle pulses at 1 kHz repetition rate
Author(s) -
Rimantas Budriūnas,
Tomas Stanislauskas,
Jonas Adamonis,
Aidas Aleknavičius,
G. Veitas,
Darius Gadonas,
Stanislovas Balickas,
Andrejus Michailovaś,
A. Varanavičius
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.25.005797
Subject(s) - optics , materials science , laser , chirped pulse amplification , pulse duration , amplifier , optical amplifier , diode , wavelength , power (physics) , regenerative amplification , optoelectronics , ultrashort pulse , physics , cmos , quantum mechanics
We present a high peak and average power optical parametric chirped pulse amplification system driven by diode-pumped Yb:KGW and Nd:YAG lasers running at 1 kHz repetition rate. The advanced architecture of the system allows us to achieve >53 W average power combined with 5.5 TW peak power, along with sub-220 mrad CEP stability and sub-9 fs pulse duration at a center wavelength around 880 nm. Broadband, background-free, passively CEP stabilized seed pulses are produced in a series of cascaded optical parametric amplifiers pumped by the Yb:KGW laser, while a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser system provides multi-mJ pump pulses for power amplification stages. Excellent stability of output parameters over 16 hours of continuous operation is demonstrated.