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20 mJ, 1 ps Yb:YAG Thin-disk Regenerative Amplifier
Published on: July 12, 2017
Demonstration of a kilowatt average power, 1 J, green laser
Abstract:
A λ=515nm laser generating joule-level pulses at 1 kHz repetition rate was demonstrated by frequency doubling 1.2 J, 2 ns temporally shaped square pulses from a cryogenically cooled Yb:YAG laser in an LBO crystal. A doubling efficiency of 78% resulted in 0.94 J second-harmonic pulses at 1 kHz. The unconverted light interacted with a second LBO crystal to generate >100mJ second-harmonic pulses to reach a total green average power of 1.04 kW. A conversion efficiency of 89% was achieved for 0.58 J green pulses at 1 kHz. These results open the possibility to pump high energy femtosecond lasers at kilohertz repetition rates.
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