Title :
Concept for a kJ amplifier using cryogenic gas cooled multi-slab Yb:YAG medium
Author :
Phillips, Jonathon ; Ertel, K. ; Mason, P.D. ; Banerjee, Sean ; Lintern, A. ; Greenhalgh, J. ; Hernandez-Gomez, C. ; Collier, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Central Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab., Didcot, UK
Abstract :
KJ-class DPSSL systems with multi-Hz repetition rate for IFE and other laser-plasma based applications require an amplifier architecture with high efficiency and high gain. We present a concept based on cryogenically cooled ceramic Yb:YAG.
Keywords :
ceramics; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; IFE; YAG:Yb; cryogenic gas cooled multislab Yb:YAG medium; cryogenically cooled ceramic Yb:YAG; diode-pumped solid state laser; kJ amplifier; kJ-class DPSSL systems; laser-fusion energy; laser-plasma based applications; multiHz repetition rate; Gas lasers; Laser applications; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
