Vol. 35, issue 04, article # 8
Alekseev S. V., Losev V. F., Yastremskii A. G. Study of the powerful visible range THL-100 laser system. // Optika Atmosfery i Okeana. 2022. V. 35. No. 04. P. 293–297. DOI: 10.15372/AOO20220408 [in Russian].Copy the reference to clipboard
Abstract:
The results of recent studies aimed at increasing the energy and peak power of THL-100 hybrid femtosecond laser system in visible range based on photodissociation XeF(C-A) amplifier and Ti:Sa femtosecond complex are presented. Two versions of the laser system operation based on the amplification of positively or negatively chirped pulses in the XeF(C-A) amplifier are analyzed. It is shown that when the positive-chirped pulse is amplified, the radiation energy maximum is achieved, and when the negative-chirped pulse is amplified, the power maximum is achieved.
Keywords:
hybrid laser system, photodissociation XeF(C-A) amplifier, Ti:Sa start complex, chirped pulse, stretcher, compressor
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