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