Dispersion control in a 100-kHz repetition rate 35-fs laser system
Abstract
We present a 100 kHz femtosecond amplifier system delivering pulses with a duration of 35 fs and an energy of 7 μJ at 800 nm. The system does not include a stretcher, since the large amount of dispersion accumulated during the amplification process is sufficient to prevent self-focusing. Compensation in all orders is achieved through a combination of a special prism compressor, chirped mirrors, and a liquid-crystal modulator.
- Publication:
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12th International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications
- Pub Date:
- November 2003
- DOI:
- 10.1117/12.518891
- Bibcode:
- 2003SPIE.5226...38L