Title :
1.3 kW average output power Yb:YAG thin-disk multipass amplifier for multi-mJ picosecond laser pulses
Author :
Negel, Jan-Philipp ; Voss, Andreas ; Ahmed, Moataz A. ; Bauer, Dominik ; Sutter, David ; Killi, A. ; Graf, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Strahlwerkzeuge (IFSW), Univ. of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
An Yb:YAG thin-disk multipass amplifier delivering sub-8 ps laser pulses with an average output power of 1.3 kW at a repetition rate of 300 kHz, corresponding to a pulse energy of 4.4 mJ is presented.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre amplifiers; ytterbium; YAG:Yb; Yb:YAG thin-disk multipass amplifier; average output power; energy 4.4 mJ; frequency 300 kHz; multimJ picosecond laser pulses; power 1.3 kW; pulse energy; repetition rate; Laser beams; Mirrors; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optimized production technology; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
