Abstract

We report on a compact and simple, broadband optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier system that amplifies femtosecond pulses directly from a titanium sapphire oscillator up to 2 TW power. Our system relies on a new technique - time shear - that improves the time overlap between the seed and pump pulses and, thus, improves the efficiency of the power amplification stage pumped with a ns laser. Parametric amplification was achieved in two stages: a multipass, noncollinear geometry preamplifier with a single β-barium borate crystal, and a power booster stage incorporating three β-barium borate crystals in the new time-shear design. Both stages were pumped with pulses from a commercial 10 Hz frequency doubled ns Nd:YAG laser. The system delivers 49 mJ pulses with a temporal width of 23 fs and its overall conversion efficiency after pulse compression is 10%.

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2009 (2)

H. Okada, H. Kiriyama, M. Mori, Y. Nakai, T. Shimomura, M. Tanoue, S. Kondo, S. Kanazawa, H. Daido, T. Kimura, and T. Tajima, “Demonstration of highly efficient broadband amplification in an optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier system,” Opt. Rev. 16(1), 1–3 (2009).
[Crossref]

H. Kiriyama, M. Mori, Y. Nakai, T. Shimomura, M. Tanoue, A. Akutsu, H. Okada, T. Motomura, S. Kondo, S. Kanazawa, A. Sagisaka, J.-L. Ma, I. Daito, H. Kotaki, H. Daido, S. V. Bulanov, T. Kimura, and T. Tajima, “Generation of high-contrast and high-intensity laser pulses using an OPCPA preamplifier in a double CPA, Ti:sapphire laser system,” Opt. Commun. 282(4), 625–628 (2009).
[Crossref]

2008 (1)

2007 (4)

2006 (7)

S. Witte, R. Th. Zinkstok, A. L. Wolf, W. Hogervorst, W. Ubachs, and K. S. E. Eikema, “A source of 2 terawatt, 2.7 cycle laser pulses based on noncollinear optical parametric chirped pulse amplification,” Opt. Express 14(18), 8168–8177 (2006), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-14-18-8168 .
[Crossref] [PubMed]

F. Tavella, A. Marcinkevicius, and F. Krausz, “90 mJ parametric chirped pulse amplification of 10 fs pulses,” Opt. Express 14(26), 12822–12827 (2006), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-14-26-12822 .
[Crossref] [PubMed]

V. V. Lozhkarev, G. I. Freidman, V. N. Ginzburg, E. V. Katin, E. A. Khazanov, A. V. Kirsanov, G. A. Luchinin, A. N. Mal’shakov, M. A. Martyanov, O. V. Palashov, A. K. Poteomkin, A. M. Sergeev, A. A. Shaykin, I. V. Yakovlev, S. G. Garanin, S. A. Sukharev, N. N. Rukavishnikov, A. V. Charukhchev, R. R. Gerke, and V. E. Yashin, “200 TW 45 fs laser based on optical parametric chirped pulse amplification,” Opt. Express 14(1), 446–454 (2006), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-14-1-446 .
[Crossref] [PubMed]

O. V. Chekhlov, J. L. Collier, I. N. Ross, P. K. Bates, M. Notley, C. Hernandez-Gomez, W. Shaikh, C. N. Danson, D. Neely, P. Matousek, S. Hancock, and L. Cardoso, “35 J broadband femtosecond optical parametric chirped pulse amplification system,” Opt. Lett. 31(24), 3665–3667 (2006), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-31-24-3665 .
[Crossref] [PubMed]

H. Kiriyama, N. Inoue, Y. Akahane, and K. Yamakawa, “Prepulse-free, multi-terawatt, sub-30-fs laser system,” Opt. Express 14(1), 438–445 (2006), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-14-1-438 .
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Dubietis, R. Butkus, and A. P. Piskarskas, “Trends in chirped pulse optical parametric amplification,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 12(2), 163–172 (2006), http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=1632161&isnumber=34227 .
[Crossref]

Y. Stepanenko and C. Radzewicz, “Multipass non-collinear optical parametric amplifier for femtosecond pulses,” Opt. Express 14(2), 779–785 (2006), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-14-2-779 .
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2005 (1)

Y. Stepanenko and C. Radzewicz, “High-gain multipass noncollinear optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 86(21), 211120 (2005).
[Crossref]

2004 (1)

C. N. Danson, P. A. Brummitt, R. J. Clarke, J. L. Collier, B. Fell, A. J. Frackiewicz, S. Hancock, S. Hawkes, C. Hernandez-Gomez, P. Holligan, M. H. R. Hutchinson, A. Kidd, W. J. Lester, I. O. Musgrave, D. Neely, D. R. Neville, P. A. Norreys, D. A. Pepler, C. J. Reason, W. Shaikh, T. B. Winstone, R. W. W. Wyatt, and B. E. Wyborn, “Vulcan Petawatt—an ultra-high-intensity interaction facility,” Nucl. Fusion 44(12), S239–S246 (2004).
[Crossref]

2003 (2)

2002 (2)

2001 (1)

X. Yang, Z. Xu, Z. Zhang, Y. Leng, J. Peng, J. Wang, S. Jin, W. Zhang, and R. Li, “Dependence of spectrum on pump-signal angle in BBO-I noncollinear optical-parametric chirped-pulse amplification,” Appl. Phys. B 73, 219–222 (2001).

2000 (1)

S. K. Zhang, M. Fujita, M. Yamanaka, M. Nakatsuka, Y. Izawa, and C. Yamanaka, “Study of the stability of optical parametric amplification,” Opt. Commun. 184(5-6), 451–455 (2000).
[Crossref]

1996 (1)

1995 (1)

1992 (1)

A. Dubietis, G. Jonusauskas, and A. Piskarskas, “Powerful femtosecond pulse generation by chirped and stretched pulse parametric amplification in BBO crystal,” Opt. Commun. 88(4-6), 437–440 (1992).
[Crossref]

1987 (1)

O. E. Martinez, “3000 Times grating compressor with positive group velocity dispersion: Application to fiber compensation in 1.3–1.6 μm region,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. QE-23(1), 59–64 (1987).
[Crossref]

Adachi, S.

X. Zhou, H. Lee, T. Kanai, S. Adachi, and S. Watanabe, “An 11-fs, 5-kHz optical parametric/Ti:sapphire hybrid chirped pulse amplification system,” Appl. Phys. B 89(4), 559–563 (2007).
[Crossref]

Akahane, Y.

Akutsu, A.

H. Kiriyama, M. Mori, Y. Nakai, T. Shimomura, M. Tanoue, A. Akutsu, H. Okada, T. Motomura, S. Kondo, S. Kanazawa, A. Sagisaka, J.-L. Ma, I. Daito, H. Kotaki, H. Daido, S. V. Bulanov, T. Kimura, and T. Tajima, “Generation of high-contrast and high-intensity laser pulses using an OPCPA preamplifier in a double CPA, Ti:sapphire laser system,” Opt. Commun. 282(4), 625–628 (2009).
[Crossref]

H. Kiriyama, M. Mori, Y. Nakai, Y. Yamamoto, M. Tanoue, A. Akutsu, T. Shimomura, S. Kondo, S. Kanazawa, H. Daido, T. Kimura, and N. Miyanaga, “High-energy, high-contrast, multiterawatt laser pulses by optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification,” Opt. Lett. 32(16), 2315–2317 (2007), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-32-16-2315 .
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Amani Eilanlou, A.

Baba, M.

Barty, C. P. J.

Bates, P. K.

Bonner, R. A.

Brummitt, P. A.

C. N. Danson, P. A. Brummitt, R. J. Clarke, J. L. Collier, B. Fell, A. J. Frackiewicz, S. Hancock, S. Hawkes, C. Hernandez-Gomez, P. Holligan, M. H. R. Hutchinson, A. Kidd, W. J. Lester, I. O. Musgrave, D. Neely, D. R. Neville, P. A. Norreys, D. A. Pepler, C. J. Reason, W. Shaikh, T. B. Winstone, R. W. W. Wyatt, and B. E. Wyborn, “Vulcan Petawatt—an ultra-high-intensity interaction facility,” Nucl. Fusion 44(12), S239–S246 (2004).
[Crossref]

Bulanov, S. V.

H. Kiriyama, M. Mori, Y. Nakai, T. Shimomura, M. Tanoue, A. Akutsu, H. Okada, T. Motomura, S. Kondo, S. Kanazawa, A. Sagisaka, J.-L. Ma, I. Daito, H. Kotaki, H. Daido, S. V. Bulanov, T. Kimura, and T. Tajima, “Generation of high-contrast and high-intensity laser pulses using an OPCPA preamplifier in a double CPA, Ti:sapphire laser system,” Opt. Commun. 282(4), 625–628 (2009).
[Crossref]

Butkus, R.

A. Dubietis, R. Butkus, and A. P. Piskarskas, “Trends in chirped pulse optical parametric amplification,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 12(2), 163–172 (2006), http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=1632161&isnumber=34227 .
[Crossref]

Cardoso, L.

Chambaret, J. P.

Charukhchev, A. V.

Chekhlov, O. V.

Cheriaux, G.

Chériaux, G.

Clarke, R. J.

C. N. Danson, P. A. Brummitt, R. J. Clarke, J. L. Collier, B. Fell, A. J. Frackiewicz, S. Hancock, S. Hawkes, C. Hernandez-Gomez, P. Holligan, M. H. R. Hutchinson, A. Kidd, W. J. Lester, I. O. Musgrave, D. Neely, D. R. Neville, P. A. Norreys, D. A. Pepler, C. J. Reason, W. Shaikh, T. B. Winstone, R. W. W. Wyatt, and B. E. Wyborn, “Vulcan Petawatt—an ultra-high-intensity interaction facility,” Nucl. Fusion 44(12), S239–S246 (2004).
[Crossref]

Coïc, H.

Collier, J. L.

O. V. Chekhlov, J. L. Collier, I. N. Ross, P. K. Bates, M. Notley, C. Hernandez-Gomez, W. Shaikh, C. N. Danson, D. Neely, P. Matousek, S. Hancock, and L. Cardoso, “35 J broadband femtosecond optical parametric chirped pulse amplification system,” Opt. Lett. 31(24), 3665–3667 (2006), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-31-24-3665 .
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. N. Danson, P. A. Brummitt, R. J. Clarke, J. L. Collier, B. Fell, A. J. Frackiewicz, S. Hancock, S. Hawkes, C. Hernandez-Gomez, P. Holligan, M. H. R. Hutchinson, A. Kidd, W. J. Lester, I. O. Musgrave, D. Neely, D. R. Neville, P. A. Norreys, D. A. Pepler, C. J. Reason, W. Shaikh, T. B. Winstone, R. W. W. Wyatt, and B. E. Wyborn, “Vulcan Petawatt—an ultra-high-intensity interaction facility,” Nucl. Fusion 44(12), S239–S246 (2004).
[Crossref]

Comaskey, B. J.

Daido, H.

H. Okada, H. Kiriyama, M. Mori, Y. Nakai, T. Shimomura, M. Tanoue, S. Kondo, S. Kanazawa, H. Daido, T. Kimura, and T. Tajima, “Demonstration of highly efficient broadband amplification in an optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier system,” Opt. Rev. 16(1), 1–3 (2009).
[Crossref]

H. Kiriyama, M. Mori, Y. Nakai, T. Shimomura, M. Tanoue, A. Akutsu, H. Okada, T. Motomura, S. Kondo, S. Kanazawa, A. Sagisaka, J.-L. Ma, I. Daito, H. Kotaki, H. Daido, S. V. Bulanov, T. Kimura, and T. Tajima, “Generation of high-contrast and high-intensity laser pulses using an OPCPA preamplifier in a double CPA, Ti:sapphire laser system,” Opt. Commun. 282(4), 625–628 (2009).
[Crossref]

H. Kiriyama, M. Mori, Y. Nakai, Y. Yamamoto, M. Tanoue, A. Akutsu, T. Shimomura, S. Kondo, S. Kanazawa, H. Daido, T. Kimura, and N. Miyanaga, “High-energy, high-contrast, multiterawatt laser pulses by optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification,” Opt. Lett. 32(16), 2315–2317 (2007), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-32-16-2315 .
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Daito, I.

H. Kiriyama, M. Mori, Y. Nakai, T. Shimomura, M. Tanoue, A. Akutsu, H. Okada, T. Motomura, S. Kondo, S. Kanazawa, A. Sagisaka, J.-L. Ma, I. Daito, H. Kotaki, H. Daido, S. V. Bulanov, T. Kimura, and T. Tajima, “Generation of high-contrast and high-intensity laser pulses using an OPCPA preamplifier in a double CPA, Ti:sapphire laser system,” Opt. Commun. 282(4), 625–628 (2009).
[Crossref]

Danson, C. N.

O. V. Chekhlov, J. L. Collier, I. N. Ross, P. K. Bates, M. Notley, C. Hernandez-Gomez, W. Shaikh, C. N. Danson, D. Neely, P. Matousek, S. Hancock, and L. Cardoso, “35 J broadband femtosecond optical parametric chirped pulse amplification system,” Opt. Lett. 31(24), 3665–3667 (2006), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-31-24-3665 .
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. N. Danson, P. A. Brummitt, R. J. Clarke, J. L. Collier, B. Fell, A. J. Frackiewicz, S. Hancock, S. Hawkes, C. Hernandez-Gomez, P. Holligan, M. H. R. Hutchinson, A. Kidd, W. J. Lester, I. O. Musgrave, D. Neely, D. R. Neville, P. A. Norreys, D. A. Pepler, C. J. Reason, W. Shaikh, T. B. Winstone, R. W. W. Wyatt, and B. E. Wyborn, “Vulcan Petawatt—an ultra-high-intensity interaction facility,” Nucl. Fusion 44(12), S239–S246 (2004).
[Crossref]

Deschaseaux, G.

Dimauro, L. F.

Dubietis, A.

A. Dubietis, R. Butkus, and A. P. Piskarskas, “Trends in chirped pulse optical parametric amplification,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 12(2), 163–172 (2006), http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=1632161&isnumber=34227 .
[Crossref]

A. Dubietis, G. Jonusauskas, and A. Piskarskas, “Powerful femtosecond pulse generation by chirped and stretched pulse parametric amplification in BBO crystal,” Opt. Commun. 88(4-6), 437–440 (1992).
[Crossref]

Ebbers, C. A.

Eikema, K. S. E.

Fell, B.

C. N. Danson, P. A. Brummitt, R. J. Clarke, J. L. Collier, B. Fell, A. J. Frackiewicz, S. Hancock, S. Hawkes, C. Hernandez-Gomez, P. Holligan, M. H. R. Hutchinson, A. Kidd, W. J. Lester, I. O. Musgrave, D. Neely, D. R. Neville, P. A. Norreys, D. A. Pepler, C. J. Reason, W. Shaikh, T. B. Winstone, R. W. W. Wyatt, and B. E. Wyborn, “Vulcan Petawatt—an ultra-high-intensity interaction facility,” Nucl. Fusion 44(12), S239–S246 (2004).
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H. Kiriyama, M. Mori, Y. Nakai, T. Shimomura, M. Tanoue, A. Akutsu, H. Okada, T. Motomura, S. Kondo, S. Kanazawa, A. Sagisaka, J.-L. Ma, I. Daito, H. Kotaki, H. Daido, S. V. Bulanov, T. Kimura, and T. Tajima, “Generation of high-contrast and high-intensity laser pulses using an OPCPA preamplifier in a double CPA, Ti:sapphire laser system,” Opt. Commun. 282(4), 625–628 (2009).
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Shaikh, W.

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Shimomura, T.

H. Kiriyama, M. Mori, Y. Nakai, T. Shimomura, M. Tanoue, A. Akutsu, H. Okada, T. Motomura, S. Kondo, S. Kanazawa, A. Sagisaka, J.-L. Ma, I. Daito, H. Kotaki, H. Daido, S. V. Bulanov, T. Kimura, and T. Tajima, “Generation of high-contrast and high-intensity laser pulses using an OPCPA preamplifier in a double CPA, Ti:sapphire laser system,” Opt. Commun. 282(4), 625–628 (2009).
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Tanoue, M.

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Figures (6)

Fig. 1
Fig. 1 Time-shearing technique scheme, green color – pump laser, red color – seed laser; 0-4 – illustration of the temporal profiles and time overlap of pump and seed pulses, 0 – before amplifier, 1-3 – in 1-3 crystal of the amplifier, 4 – pump pulse after amplifier.

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Fig. 2
Fig. 2 Schematic of the OPCPA setup. OSC – titanium sapphire oscillator, PS – liquid crystal spatial light modulator, STR – pulse stretcher, COMP – pulse compressor, HWP – half waveplate, P – polarizer, T – relay imaging telescope, VT – vacuum relay imaging telescope, BBO1-4 – BBO crystals 11mm, 10mm, 5mm, 3.8mm respectively, PreAmp – multipass preamplifier, Amp – booster amplifier with time shear.

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Fig. 3
Fig. 3 Spectrum of the seed pulse (black solid line), measured relative spectral phase introduced by the stretcher/compressor pair (blue dashed line), theoretical spectral phase introduced by a stretcher-compressor pair (green solid line), spectral phase after applying compensation phase with the LCD shaper (red solid line)

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Fig. 4
Fig. 4 Spectra of the unamplified pulse (black curve), pulse after the preamplifier (red curve, light grey shaded) and after power booster stage (blue curve, dark grey shaded).

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Fig. 5
Fig. 5 Beam spatial profile together with vertical and horizontal sum-profiles taken with 12-bit CCD camera. The color scale shown in the picture is linear.

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Fig. 6
Fig. 6 Time profile of the pulse measured with a single-shot FROG (black curve) together with the calculated Fourier transform limited pulse (red curve) of FWHM = 19.8 fs.

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