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20 mJ, 1 ps Yb:YAG Thin-disk Regenerative Amplifier
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2-kW average power capability of a liquid face-cooled, rotating multi-disk amplifier technology

D Marion, Ch Féral, J Lhermite

    Optics Letters
    |May 15, 2026
    PubMed
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    New diode-pumped Yb:YAG lasers achieve 2 kW average power using a rotating multi-disk amplifier with heavy water cooling. This technology advances high-power, high-energy picosecond lasers towards the 10-kW level.

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