title: High energy picosecond Yb:YAG CPA system at 10 Hz repetition rate for pumping optical parametric amplifiers.
abstract: We present a chirped pulse amplification (CPA) system based on diode-pumped Yb:YAG. The stretched ns-pulses are amplified and have been compressed to less than 900 fs with an energy of 200 mJ and a repetition rate of 10 Hz. This system is optically synchronized with a broadband seed laser and therefore ideally suited for pumping optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) stages on a ps-timescale.
authors: Max-Planck-Institut f¨ur Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Str. 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany. sandro.klingebiel@mpq.mpg.de
authors: Sandro
authors: S
authors: Klingebiel
authors: Christoph
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authors: Wandt
authors: Christoph
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authors: Skrobol
authors: Izhar
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authors: Ahmad
authors: Sergei A
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authors: Trushin
authors: Zsuzsanna
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authors: Major
authors: Ferenc
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authors: Krausz
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