Title :
Sub-100W phase conjugate pico-second Nd:YVO4 laser system based on a tandem bounce amplifier
Author :
Ashihara, M. ; Hayashi, K. ; Yoshino, T. ; Okida, M. ; Miyamoto, K. ; Omatsu, T.
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Adv. Integration Sci., Chiba Univ., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
This paper addresses power-scaling issues of the PC-MOPA system when using a tandem bounce amplifier. The master laser used was a continuous-wave mode-locked Nd:YVO4 laser with a pulse width of 7.3 ps, and a pulse repetition frequency (PRF) of 100 MHz; its output was injected into a transversely diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 slab bounce amplifier (lat% Nd doping, dimensions of 20 mm χ 5 mm x 2 mm).
Keywords :
laser mode locking; neodymium; optical phase conjugation; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; PC-MOPA system; YVO4:Nd; continuous-wave mode-locking; frequency 100 MHz; phase conjugate; power scaling; pulse repetition frequency; size 2 mm; size 20 mm; size 5 mm; slab bounce amplifier; solid lasers; tandem bounce amplifier; time 7.3 ps; transverse diode-pumping; Optics; Repeaters;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942426
