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Nonlinear temporal pulse cleaning of a 1-μm optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification system

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We demonstrate the technique of cross-polarized wave (XPW) generation at 1 μm with a 310-fs optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification system at the millijoule level. We show an improvement of the temporal contrast by three orders of magnitude with an energy transmission of 22%. Additionally, we report that XPW generation preserves the beam spatial quality and shortens the pulse duration by a factor of 31/2, resulting in a peak power transmission of ∼35%.

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  1. Laboratoire pour l’Utilisation des Lasers Intenses, UMR 7605, CNRS – CEA – Ecole Polytechnique – Paris VI, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128, Palaiseau Cedex, France

    A. Cotel, N. Forget & C. Le Blanc

  2. Laboratoire d’Optique Appliquée, UMR 7639, ENSTA – CNRS, ENSTA, Ecole Polytechnique, 91761, Palaiseau Cedex, France

    A. Jullien, O. Albert & G. Chériaux

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Cotel, A., Jullien, A., Forget, N. et al. Nonlinear temporal pulse cleaning of a 1-μm optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification system. Appl. Phys. B 83, 7–10 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-006-2143-z

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