100 J-level nanosecond pulsed diode pumped solid state laser

0466394 - FZÚ 2017 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Banerjee, S. - Mason, P.D. - Ertel, K. - Phillips, P.J. - De Vido, M. - Chekhlov, O. - Divoký, Martin - Pilař, Jan - Smith, J. - Butcher, T. - Lintern, A. - Tomlinson, S. - Shaikh, W. - Hooker, Ch. - Lucianetti, Antonio - Hernandez-Gomez, C. - Mocek, Tomáš - Edwards, Ch. - Collier, J.L.
100 J-level nanosecond pulsed diode pumped solid state laser.
Optics Letters. Roč. 41, č. 9 (2016), s. 2089-2092. ISSN 0146-9592. E-ISSN 1539-4794
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT ED2.1.00/01.0027
Grant - others:HILASE(XE) CZ.1.05/2.1.00/01.0027
Institutional support: RVO:68378271
Keywords : high average power * efficiency * amplifier
Subject RIV: BH - Optics, Masers, Lasers
Impact factor: 3.416, year: 2016

We report on the successful demonstration of a 100 J-level, diode pumped solid state laser based on cryogenic gas cooled, multi-slab ceramic Yb:YAG amplifier technology. When operated at 175 K, the system delivered a pulse energy of 107 J at a 1 Hz repetition rate and 10 ns pulse duration, pumped by 506 J of diode energy at 940 nm, corresponding to an optical-to-optical efficiency of 21%. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the highest energy obtained from a nanosecond pulsed diode pumped solid state laser. This demonstration confirms the energy scalability of the diode pumped optical laser for experiments laser architecture.

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