Title :
Kilowatt level Yb:YAG thin-disk pump laser amplifier system for seeding FLASH2
Author :
Schulz, M. ; Willner, A. ; Riedel, R. ; Prandolini, M.J. ; Duesterer, S. ; Feldhaus, J. ; Faatz, B. ; Rossbach, J. ; Drescher, M. ; Tavella, F.
Author_Institution :
Helmholtz-Inst. Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
An Yb:YAG thin-disk laser amplifier is presented capable of amplifying pulses to a maximum average power of 4.45 kW at burst repetition rates of 100 kHz as pump amplifier for an optical parametric amplifier system.
Keywords :
optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; FLASH2 seeding; YAG:Yb; burst repetition rates; frequency 100 kHz; optical parametric amplifier system; power 4.45 kW; thin disk pump laser amplifier system; Free electron lasers; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical fiber amplifiers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
