Title :
Current status on the LUCIA laser: Towards 100 Joules nanosecond pulses, 10Hz, kW averaged power, based on ytterbium diode pumped solid state laser
Author :
Chanteloup, J.C. ; Bahbah, S. ; Bourdet, G. ; Dambrine, C. ; Huang, Z. ; Le Moal, S. ; Le Touzé, G. ; Pluvinage, M. ; Vincent, B. ; Yu, H. ; Fülöp, A.
Author_Institution :
Lab. LULI, Univ. Paris 6, Palaiseau
Abstract :
The Lucia laser will deliver a 100 Joules-10 ns-10 Hz pulse train from ceramic/crystal Yb:YAG using 4400 QCW diode laser bars (440 Joules). Petwatt-class laser chain scheme using Lucia as a pump source is described.
Keywords :
ceramics; high-speed optical techniques; solid lasers; ytterbium; LUCIA laser; YAG:Yb; ceramic/crystal; diode laser bars; nanosecond pulses; petwatt-class laser chain; solid state laser; ytterbium diode pumped laser; Bars; Ceramics; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Solid lasers; Ytterbium; (140.2010) Diode laser Array; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; 350.1820 Damage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628361
