Scattering pulse-induced temporal contrast degradation in chirped-pulse amplification lasers

Herein, a theory for modeling the problem of scattering pulse-induced temporal contrast degradation in chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) lasers is introduced. Using this model, the temporal evolutions of the scattering and signal pulses were simulated, the temporal contrasts for different cases were...

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Published inOptics express Vol. 25; no. 18; pp. 21201 - 21215
Main Authors Li, Zhaoyang, Tokita, Shigeki, Matsuo, Satoshi, Sueda, Keiichi, Kurita, Takashi, Kawasima, Toshiyuki, Miyanaga, Noriaki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 04.09.2017
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Summary:Herein, a theory for modeling the problem of scattering pulse-induced temporal contrast degradation in chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) lasers is introduced. Using this model, the temporal evolutions of the scattering and signal pulses were simulated, the temporal contrasts for different cases were compared, and finally the theoretical prediction was verified by an experimental demonstration. The result shows that the picosecond and the nanosecond temporal contrast is mainly determined by the scattering pulses generated in the stretcher and the compressor, respectively. In addition, the B-integral accumulation will further degrade the temporal contrast, especially the picosecond temporal contrast. We believe it is helpful for solving the problem of the picosecond pedestal contrast (i.e., noise limit). With reference to these results, some suggestions for the temporal contrast improvement are presented.
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ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/oe.25.021201