Side-pumped, prismatic-cell type configuration for amplification of ultraviolet femtosecond pulse in a micro-pulling down method-grown Ce:LiCAF

Authors

Jacque Lynn Gabayno ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman and Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Marilou Cadatal-Raduban ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Minh Pham ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Elmer S. Estacio ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Wilson O. Garcia ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Tomoharu Nakazato ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Toshihiko Shimizu ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Nobuhiko Sarukura ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
Toshihisa Suyama ⋅ JP Tokuyama Corporation Shibuya
Kentaro Fukuda ⋅ JP Tokuyama Corporation Shibuya and Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
Kyoung Jin Kim ⋅ JP Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
Akira Yoshikawa ⋅ JP Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
Fumio Saito ⋅ JP Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University

Abstract

A prismatic cell-type design is proposed for amplification of ultraviolet femtosecond pulse in a side-pumped, laser-quality Ce:LiCAF crystal grown via the micro-pulling-down (µPD) method. By providing uniform illumination to its 30-mm length and 2-mm diameter, the risk of damage to the nearly as-grown Brewster-cut crystal is dramatically reduced. We show that without implementing a chirp pulse amplifier scheme, nearly transform-limited ultraviolet femtosecond pulse at 290 nm is amplified 4 times. Our results thus demonstrate the potential of µPD-grown crystals for high-energy delivery of ultraviolet femtosecond pulses.

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Issue

2009: Proceedings of the 27th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2009-2A-03

Section

Photonics and Spectroscopy

Published

2009-10-28

How to Cite

[1]

JL Gabayno, M Cadatal-Raduban, M Pham, ES Estacio, WO Garcia, T Nakazato, T Shimizu, N Sarukura, T Suyama, K Fukuda, KJ Kim, A Yoshikawa, and F Saito, Side-pumped, prismatic-cell type configuration for amplification of ultraviolet femtosecond pulse in a micro-pulling down method-grown Ce:LiCAF, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 27, SPP-2009-2A-03 (2009). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2009-2A-03.