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Demonstration of highly efficient broadband amplification in a optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier system

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We have demonstrated highly efficient broadband amplification by an optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier (OPCPA) system that uses high energy seed pulses. The OPCPA consists of three type I B-barium borate (BBO) crystals pumped by a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. We successfully amplified the microjoule level seed pulses to 78 mJ with a pump-to-signal optical conversion efficiency of 26% at a 10 Hz repetition rate. To our knowledge these results represent the most optically efficient OPCPA to date pumped by a typical Q-switched laser.

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  1. Advanced Photon Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, 619-0215, Japan

    Hajime Okada, Hiromitsu Kiriyama, Michiaki Mori, Yoshiki Nakai, Takuya Shimomura, Manabu Tanoue, Shuji Kondo, Shuhei Kanazawa, Hiroyuki Daido, Toyoaki Kimura & Toshiki Tajima

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Okada, H., Kiriyama, H., Mori, M. et al. Demonstration of highly efficient broadband amplification in a optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier system. OPT REV 16, 1–3 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-009-0001-z

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