Title :
100-mJ diode-pumped, cryogenically-cooled Yb:YLF chirped-pulse regenerative amplifier
Author :
Ogawa, Kanade ; Akahane, Yutaka ; Yamakawa, Koichi
Author_Institution :
Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kyoto, Japan
Abstract :
A cryogenically-cooled, Yb-doped YLF chirped-pulse regenerative amplifier with an output pulse energy of 107 mJ was obtained at a 10-Hz repetition rate. To our knowledge, this is the highest energy Yb-doped solid-state regenerative amplifier.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; YLF:Yb; cryogenically-cooled chirped-pulse regenerative amplifier; diode-pumped chirped-pulse regenerative amplifier; energy 100 mJ; energy 107 mJ; frequency 10 Hz; solid-state regenerative amplifier; Chirp; Crystals; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical fiber amplifiers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
