Numerical analysis of optical parametric chirped pulse amplification with time delay

T Harimoto, K Yamakawa - Optics Express, 2003 - opg.optica.org
A new scheme for efficient optical parametric chirped pulse amplification is proposed by
introducing a time delay between long pump and short seed pulses. Numerical results show …

Proposal for ultrabroadband phase-matching optical parametric chirped pulse amplification with a diverged pump beam

T Harimoto, K Yamakawa - Japanese journal of applied physics, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
We propose a novel scheme for optical parametric chirped pulse amplification with a
diverged pump beam to achieve an ultrabroadband phase-matching range, in which …

Analysis and optimization of optical parametric chirped pulse amplification

IN Ross, P Matousek, GHC New, K Osvay - JOSA B, 2002 - opg.optica.org
Optical parametric amplification can give particularly high values for gain, gain bandwidth,
energy, efficiency, and wave-front quality. In combination with chirped pulse amplification, in …

Numerical investigation of output beam quality in efficient broadband optical parametric chirped pulse amplification

XD Liu, L Xu, XY Liang - Optics Communications, 2017 - Elsevier
We theoretically analyzed output beam quality of broad bandwidth non-collinear optical
parametric chirped pulse amplification (NOPCPA) in LiB 3 O 5 (LBO) centered at 800 nm …

The application of achromatic phase matching in optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification

C Wang, Y Leng, X Liang, B Zhao, Z Xu - Optics communications, 2005 - Elsevier
Optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA) supplies broadband gain for
ultrashort pulses. A new theoretic explanation of OPCPA has been obtained by introducing …

Hybrid chirped-pulse amplification

I Jovanovic, CA Ebbers, CPJ Barty - Optics letters, 2002 - opg.optica.org
Conversion efficiency in optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification is limited by
spatiotemporal characteristics of the pump pulse. We have demonstrated a novel hybrid …

High-conversion-efficiency optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification system using spatiotemporally shaped pump pulses

LJ Waxer, V Bagnoud, IA Begishev, MJ Guardalben… - Optics letters, 2003 - opg.optica.org
High-conversion-efficiency, high-stability optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification is
demonstrated with a spatiotemporally shaped pump laser system. Broadband 5-mJ pulses …

Numerical studies of optical parametric chirped pulse amplification

P Zhu, L Qian, S Xue, Z Lin - Optics & Laser Technology, 2003 - Elsevier
Based on the coupled wave equations, optical chirped-pulse parametric amplification
(OPCPA) is simulated and its characteristics are investigated under the conditions of small …

Experimental investigation on pulse-contrast degradation caused by surface reflection in optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification

X Wang, X Lu, X Guo, R Xu, Y Leng - Chinese Optics Letters, 2018 - opg.optica.org
In this Letter, we experimentally explore the pulse-contrast degradation caused by surface
reflection in optical parameter chirped-pulse amplification. Different pump-to-signal …

Optimizing the performance of non-collinear optical parametric chirped pulse amplification via multi-pass structure based on two geometry configurations

W Li, C Peng, L Xu, L Yu, X Liang - Optics Express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
We propose a method for multi-pass non-collinear optical parametric chirped pulse
amplification (MNOPCPA) based on two geometries, tangent phase-matching (TPM) and …