Title :
Original High Power oscillator Yb:YAG pumped by lasers diodes
Author :
Bahbah, S. ; Albach, D. ; Chanteloup, J.C. ; Bouvdet, G.L. ; Le Touze, G. ; Pluvinage, M. ; Vincent, B.
Author_Institution :
CNRS, Palaiseau
Abstract :
The aim of the LUCIA program (laser ultra-court intense and applications) is to set up a diode pumped solid state laser chain resulting in a pulse duration in the order of nanoseconds, up to 100 J per pulse and a repetition rate of 1 to 10 Hz. This chain consists of an oscillator, called "Pilote LUCIA" (P.L.) and two amplifiers with Yb:YAG directly pumped by laser diodes. Possible future applications for LUCIA are laser-matter interactions in the field of physics or surface treatment for industrial purposes.
Keywords :
laser beam applications; laser beams; solid lasers; ytterbium; LUCIA program; Pilote LUCIA; YAG:Yb; diode pumped solid state laser chain; high power oscillator; industrial purposes; laser diodes; laser-matter interactions; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Physics; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Surface treatment;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0930-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4385837
