Citation
M. Zavelani-rossi et al., Control of thermal effects for high-intensity Ti : sapphire laser chains, APP PHYS B, 70, 2000, pp. S193-S196
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS
ISSN journal
09462171
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Volume
70
Year of publication
2000
Supplement
S
Pages
S193 - S196
Database
ISI
SICI code
0946-2171(200006)70:<S193:COTEFH>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
We have experimentally studied thermal effects in highly pumped Ti:sapphire
crystals in the 140-340 K temperature range. We demonstrate that a critica
l temperature exists, which depends on pumping and probing conditions, belo
w which detrimental thermal effects completely disappear. In particular, we
show that in a typical high-intensity Ti:sapphire amplifier, thermal lensi
ng and wave-front distortions can be suppressed keeping the crystal tempera
ture lower than similar to 230 K.