title: Jones calculus modeling and analysis of the thermal distortion in a Ti:sapphire laser amplifier.
abstract: The mathematical modeling of an anisotropic Ti:sapphire crystal with a significant thermal load is performed. The model is expressed by the differential Jones matrix. A thermally induced distortion in the chirped-pulse amplification process is shown by the solution of the differential Jones matrix. Using this model, the thermally distorted spatio-temporal laser beam shape is calculated for a high-power and high-repetition-rate Ti:sapphire amplifier.
authors.forename: Seryeyohan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Jihoon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Tae Jun
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Yu