A Front End for Ultra-Intense Optical Parametric Chirped-Pulse Amplification

• DOI: 10.1364/cleo_si.2012.cth1n.7
• Publication Date: 2013-04-05T15:46:31Z
• Authors: J. Bromage; C. Dorrer; M. Millecchia; J. Bunkenburg; R. Jungquist; J. D. Zuegel
• Keywords: 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; 02 engineering and technology

Ultra-intense optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA) requires a highperformance front-end at 910 nm. Progress is reviewed on developing a white-light-seeded chain of noncollinear optical parametric amplifiers (NOPA's) and a cylindrical Offner stretcher.