Cryogenically cooled Ti:sapphire amplifiers

Alan Fry; Steve Fournier; Jean-Marc Heritier; Rimas Viselga; Steve Edstrom; John Mackay

doi:10.1117/12.659291

28 February 2006 Cryogenically cooled Ti:sapphire amplifiers

Alan Fry, Steve Fournier, Jean-Marc Heritier, Rimas Viselga, Steve Edstrom, John Mackay

Proceedings Volume 6100, Solid State Lasers XV: Technology and Devices; 61000L (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.659291
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2006, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Power scaling in laser systems is fundamentally constrained by detrimental effects of absorbed heat in the lasing medium. Cryogenic cooling is a well known technique for improving thermal performance in solid state laser materials. In particular the dramatic improvement in the thermal properties of Ti:sapphire at cryogenic temperatures has enabled a new class of commercial high-average-power femtosecond Ti:sapphire amplifiers. We review recent developments in this technology.

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Alan Fry, Steve Fournier, Jean-Marc Heritier, Rimas Viselga, Steve Edstrom, and John Mackay "Cryogenically cooled Ti:sapphire amplifiers", Proc. SPIE 6100, Solid State Lasers XV: Technology and Devices, 61000L (28 February 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.659291

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