High power fiber laser system for a high repetition rate laserwire

We present the development of a high power fiber laser system to investigate its suitability for use in a transverse electron beam profile monitor, i.e., a laserwire. A system capable of producing individual pulses up to 165.8±0.4μJ at 1036 nm with a full width at half maximum of 1.92±0.12ps at 6.49...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nevay, L, Walczak, R, Corner, L
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2014
_version_ 1797051160921636864
author Nevay, L
Walczak, R
Corner, L
author_facet Nevay, L
Walczak, R
Corner, L
author_sort Nevay, L
collection OXFORD
description We present the development of a high power fiber laser system to investigate its suitability for use in a transverse electron beam profile monitor, i.e., a laserwire. A system capable of producing individual pulses up to 165.8±0.4μJ at 1036 nm with a full width at half maximum of 1.92±0.12ps at 6.49 MHz is demonstrated using a master oscillator power amplifier design with a final amplification stage in a rod-type photonic crystal fiber. The pulses are produced in trains of 1 ms in a novel burst mode amplification scheme to match the bunch pattern of the charged particles in an accelerator. This method allows pulse energies up to an order of magnitude greater than the steady-state value of 17.0±0.6μJ to be achieved at the beginning of the burst with a demonstrated peak power of 25.8±1.7MW after compression. The system is also shown to demonstrate excellent spatial quality with an M2=1.26±0.01 in both dimensions, which would allow nearly diffraction limited focusing to be achieved. © 2014 Published by the American Physical Society.
first_indexed 2024-03-06T18:15:58Z
format Journal article
id oxford-uuid:04a31e73-9cdf-4e8f-a63f-e894be289dd8
institution University of Oxford
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-06T18:15:58Z
publishDate 2014
publisher American Physical Society
record_format dspace
spelling oxford-uuid:04a31e73-9cdf-4e8f-a63f-e894be289dd82022-03-26T08:52:48ZHigh power fiber laser system for a high repetition rate laserwireJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:04a31e73-9cdf-4e8f-a63f-e894be289dd8EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordAmerican Physical Society2014Nevay, LWalczak, RCorner, LWe present the development of a high power fiber laser system to investigate its suitability for use in a transverse electron beam profile monitor, i.e., a laserwire. A system capable of producing individual pulses up to 165.8±0.4μJ at 1036 nm with a full width at half maximum of 1.92±0.12ps at 6.49 MHz is demonstrated using a master oscillator power amplifier design with a final amplification stage in a rod-type photonic crystal fiber. The pulses are produced in trains of 1 ms in a novel burst mode amplification scheme to match the bunch pattern of the charged particles in an accelerator. This method allows pulse energies up to an order of magnitude greater than the steady-state value of 17.0±0.6μJ to be achieved at the beginning of the burst with a demonstrated peak power of 25.8±1.7MW after compression. The system is also shown to demonstrate excellent spatial quality with an M2=1.26±0.01 in both dimensions, which would allow nearly diffraction limited focusing to be achieved. © 2014 Published by the American Physical Society.
spellingShingle Nevay, L
Walczak, R
Corner, L
High power fiber laser system for a high repetition rate laserwire
title High power fiber laser system for a high repetition rate laserwire
title_full High power fiber laser system for a high repetition rate laserwire
title_fullStr High power fiber laser system for a high repetition rate laserwire
title_full_unstemmed High power fiber laser system for a high repetition rate laserwire
title_short High power fiber laser system for a high repetition rate laserwire
title_sort high power fiber laser system for a high repetition rate laserwire
work_keys_str_mv AT nevayl highpowerfiberlasersystemforahighrepetitionratelaserwire
AT walczakr highpowerfiberlasersystemforahighrepetitionratelaserwire
AT cornerl highpowerfiberlasersystemforahighrepetitionratelaserwire