Overview of ytterbium based transparent ceramics for diode pumped high energy solid-state lasers

0499905 - FZÚ 2019 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Paul David, Samuel - Jambunathan, Venkatesan - Lucianetti, Antonio - Mocek, Tomáš
Overview of ytterbium based transparent ceramics for diode pumped high energy solid-state lasers.
High Power Laser Science and Engineering. Roč. 6, Dec (2018), s. 1-10, č. článku e62. ISSN 2095-4719. E-ISSN 2052-3289
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT LO1602; GA ČR GA16-12960S; GA MŠMT EF15_006/0000674; GA MŠMT LM2015086
Grant - others:OP VVV - HiLASE-CoE(XE) CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_006/0000674
Institutional support: RVO:68378271
Keywords : diode pumped solid-state lasers * high energy lasers * laser materials * transparent ceramics
OECD category: Optics (including laser optics and quantum optics)
Impact factor: 3.000, year: 2018

Development of high energy laser sources with nanosecond pulses at several hertz values for repetition rate has been very attractive in recent years due to their great potential for practical applications. With the recent advancement in fabricating large size laser quality transparent ceramics, diode pumped solid-state laser generating pulse energy of 100J at 10Hz has been recently realized at HiLASE center using Yb:YAG ceramics with Cr:YAG cladding. This review discusses Yb based high energy lasers, specific laser geometries for efficient thermal management and the role of transparent ceramics in such diode pumped high-energy-class solid-state lasers around the world.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0295492