High-energy, diode-pumped, picosecond Yb:YAG chirped-pulse regenerative amplifier for pumping optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification

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作者：
Akahane, Y.
Aoyama, M.
Ogawa, K.
Tsuji, K.
Tokita, S.
Kawanaka, J.
Nishioka, H.
Yamakawa, K.
机构：
[1] Japan Atom Energy Agcy, Kyoto 6190215, Japan
[2] Osaka Univ, Inst Laser Engn, Osaka 5650871, Japan
[3] Univ Electrocommun, Inst Laser Sci, Tokyo 1828585, Japan
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 2007年 / 32卷 / 13期
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D O I：
10.1364/OL.32.001899
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
A diode-pumped, cryogenic-cooled Yb:YAG regenerative amplifier utilizing gain-narrowing has been developed. A 1.2-ns chirped-seed pulse was simultaneously amplified and compressed in the regenerative amplifier, which generated a 35-ps pulse with similar to 8-mJ of energy without a pulse compressor. Second-harmonies of the amplified pulse was used to pump picosecond two-color optical parametric amplification. (c) 2007 Optical Society of America.
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页码：1899 / 1901
页数：3
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