Study of the Powerful Nd:YLF Laser Amplifiers for the CTF3 Photoinjectors

A high-power neodymium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride (Nd:YLF) mode-locked 1.5-GHz laser currently used to drive the two photoinjectors of the Compact Linear Collider Test Facility project at the European Organization for Nuclear Research is described. A phenomenological characterization of the two...

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Published inIEEE journal of quantum electronics Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 306 - 313
Main Authors Petrarca, M, Martyanov, M, Divall, M C, Luchinin, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.03.2011
Subjects
Diode pump
Equations
Laser beams
Laser mode locking
Laser stability
Laser theory
Measurement by laser beam
Nd:YLF amplifier
photoinjector laser
saturated steady-state
Steady-state
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Summary:A high-power neodymium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride (Nd:YLF) mode-locked 1.5-GHz laser currently used to drive the two photoinjectors of the Compact Linear Collider Test Facility project at the European Organization for Nuclear Research is described. A phenomenological characterization of the two powerful Nd:YLF amplifiers is presented and compared with the measurements. The laser system operates in a saturated steady-state mode. This mode provides good shot-to-shot stability with pulse train mean power in the 10 kW range.
ISSN:0018-9197
1558-1713
DOI:10.1109/JQE.2010.2086047