1  J, 0.5  kHz repetition rate picosecond laser

We report the demonstration of a diode-pumped chirped pulse amplification Yb:YAG laser that produces λ=1.03  μm pulses of up to 1.5 J energy compressible to sub-5 ps duration at a repetition rate of 500 Hz (750 W average power). Amplification to high energy takes place in cryogenically cooled Yb:YAG...

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Published in:Optics letters 2016-07, Vol.41 (14), p.3339-3342
Main Authors: Baumgarten, Cory, Pedicone, Michael, Bravo, Herman, Wang, Hanchen, Yin, Liang, Menoni, Carmen S, Rocca, Jorge J, Reagan, Brendan A
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Language:English
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Summary:We report the demonstration of a diode-pumped chirped pulse amplification Yb:YAG laser that produces λ=1.03  μm pulses of up to 1.5 J energy compressible to sub-5 ps duration at a repetition rate of 500 Hz (750 W average power). Amplification to high energy takes place in cryogenically cooled Yb:YAG active mirrors designed for kilowatt average power laser operation. This compact laser system will enable new advances in high-average-power ultrashort-pulse lasers and high-repetition-rate tabletop soft x-ray lasers. As a first application, the laser was used to pump a 400 Hz λ=18.9  nm laser.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.41.003339