Picosecond Raman compression laser at 1530 nm with aberration compensation

被引：13

作者：

Kulagin, O. V. ^{[1
]}

Gorbunov, I. A. ^{[1
]}

Sergeev, A. M. ^{[1
]}

Valley, M. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Inst Appl Phys, Nizhnii Novgorod 603950, Russia

[2] Sandia Natl Labs, Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 2013年 / 38卷 / 17期

基金：

美国能源部;

关键词：

SPHERICAL-ABERRATION; PULSE-COMPRESSION; CRYSTALS; 1.5-MU-M; RODS;

D O I：

10.1364/OL.38.003237

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

A passively Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with a master-oscillator power-amplifier configuration based on Brillouin and Raman pulse compression has been developed. The laser operates at 100 Hz repetition rate, producing 50 mJ pulses of approximately 30 ps duration at 1530 nm wavelength with near-diffraction-limited beam quality (M-2 <= 1.2). The effect of spherical aberration in thermally loaded Nd:YAG rods was studied, and efficient aberration compensation was achieved by use of a specially designed aspheric element. (C) 2013 Optical Society of America

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页码：3237 / 3240

页数：4

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