title: High-power optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier system with a 1.55 microm signal and a 1.064 microm pump.
abstract: We have designed and built a chirped-pulse parametric-amplifier system that utilizes a 10 Hz, 300 ps, Nd:YAG pump laser system; a 1.575 microm fiber oscillator and amplifier as the signal source; and rubidium titanyl phosphate and potassium titanyl arsenate nonlinear crystals. We obtained 260 fs, 30 mJ pulses centered at 1.550 microm, representing a gain of > 10(9) and a peak power of 100 GW. To our knowledge, these are the highest energy and peak power pulses ever produced in the 1.5-2.0 microm region
authors.affiliation: Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, MS 1153, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-1153, USA. jvrudd@sandia.gov
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Rudd
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Luk
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Cameron