Integrated pulse stretchers for high-energy CPA and OPCPA systems

Lawrence Shah; Nathan Bodnar; Patrick Roumayah; Benjamin Webb; Joshua Bradford; Martin Richardson

doi:10.1117/12.2212900

22 April 2016 Integrated pulse stretchers for high-energy CPA and OPCPA systems

Lawrence Shah, Nathan Bodnar, Patrick Roumayah, Benjamin Webb, Joshua Bradford, Martin Richardson

Proceedings Volume 9730, Components and Packaging for Laser Systems II; 97300V (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2212900
Event: SPIE LASE, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Pulse stretchers are critical components in chirped pulse amplification (CPA) and optical parametric CPA (OPCPA) laser systems. In CPA systems, pulse stretching and compression is typical accomplished using bulk diffraction gratings; however integrated devices such volume or fiber Bragg gratings can provide similar optical performance with significantly smaller footprint and simplified alignment. In this work, we discuss the use of such integrated devices to stretch a 100 fs pulse to 400 ps with customized third order dispersion for use in a multi-TW Ti:Sapphire system as well as integrated optics to control the pulse duration in pump lasers for OPCPA systems.

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Lawrence Shah, Nathan Bodnar, Patrick Roumayah, Benjamin Webb, Joshua Bradford, and Martin Richardson "Integrated pulse stretchers for high-energy CPA and OPCPA systems", Proc. SPIE 9730, Components and Packaging for Laser Systems II, 97300V (22 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2212900

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