Optical Parametric Chirped Pulse Amplifier Producing Ultrashort 10.5 mJ Pulses at 1.55 µm
We present a 1.55 µm OPCPA system delivering 10.5 mJ, 220 fs pulses at 100 Hz repetition rate. It is pumped by a picosecond Nd:YAG amplifier and seeded by a femtosecond mode-locked Er fiber laser.