High-power parametric amplification of 11.8-fs laser pulses with carrier-envelope phase control

R.T. Zinkstok, S. Witte, W. Hogervorst, K.S.E. Eikema

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Abstract

Phase-stable parametric chirped-pulse amplification of ultrashort pulses from a carrier-envelope phase-stabilized mode-locked Ti:sapphire oscillator (11.0 fs) to 0.25 mJ/pulse at 1 kHz is demonstrated. Compression with a grating compressor and a LCD shaper yields near-Fourier-limited 11.8-fs pulses with an energy of 0.12 mJ. The amplifier is pumped by 532-nm pulses from a synchronized mode-locked laser, Nd:YAG amplifier system. This approach is shown to be promising for the next generation of ultrafast amplifiers aimed at producing terawatt-level phase-controlled few-cycle laser pulses. © 2005 Optical Society of America.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)78-80
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume30
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

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