Active stabilization for optically synchronized optical parametric chirped pulse amplification

Alexander Schwarz*, Moritz Ueffing, Yunpei Deng, Xun Gu, Hanieh Fattahi, Thomas Metzger, Marcus Ossiander, Ferenc Krausz, Reinhard Kienberger

*Korrespondierende/r Autor/-in für diese Arbeit

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    Abstract

    The development of new high power laser sources tends toward optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) in recent years. One of the difficulties in OPCPA is the the temporal overlap between pump and seed pulses. In this work we characterize our timing jitter on a single-shot basis using spectrally resolved cross-correlation in combination with a position sensitive detector. A commercial beam stabilization is adapted to actively enhance temporal overlap. This delay-stabilizer reduces the RMS jitter from σ = 127fs down to σ = 24fs. The enhanced temporal overlap is demonstrated in our frontend and we propose the scheme to be applicable in many optically synchronized high-repetition-rate OPCPA systems.

    Originalspracheenglisch
    Seiten (von - bis)5557-5565
    Seitenumfang9
    FachzeitschriftOptics Express
    Jahrgang20
    Ausgabenummer5
    DOIs
    PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 27 Feb. 2012

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Atom- und Molekularphysik sowie Optik

    Fields of Expertise

    • Advanced Materials Science

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