All-solid-state high-peak-power Ti : sapphire laser system above 5-kHz repetition rate

Authors
Nabekawa, Y Togashi, T Sekikawa, T Watanabe, S Konno, S Kojima, T Fujikawa, S Yasui, K
Citation
Y. Nabekawa et al., All-solid-state high-peak-power Ti : sapphire laser system above 5-kHz repetition rate, APP PHYS B, 70, 2000, pp. S171-S179
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS
ISSN journal
09462171 → ACNP
Volume
70
Year of publication
2000
Supplement
S
Pages
S171 - S179
Database
ISI
SICI code
0946-2171(200006)70:<S171:AHT:SL>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
We have developed an all-solid-state Ti:sapphire laser system, which produc es 22-fs, 0.2-TW pulses at 5-kHz repetition rate. An average power of 22.2 W is the highest ever obtained in ultrashort laser sources. The serious the rmal lensing due to high power pumping in a small area of Ti:sapphire cryst al is controlled successfully by a stable quasi-cavity with two concave mir rors. The attempt to increase the repetition rate to 10 kHz is also describ ed.