Title :
A solid state 100 mJ diode pumped temporally and spatially shaped front end system for seeding a 10 Hz 100 J laser system
Author :
Shaikh, Waseem ; Butcher, Thomas ; Banerjee, Saumyabrata ; Mason, Paul ; Ertel, Klaus ; Phillips, Jonathan ; Smith, Jodie ; Divoky, Martin ; De Vido, Mariastefania ; Chekhlov, Oleg ; Greenhalgh, Justin ; Tomlinson, Stephanie ; Musgrave, Ian ; Hernandez-Go
Author_Institution :
Central Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab., Didcot, UK
Abstract :
We describe a 100 mJ three component ytterbium based laser system operating at 1030 nm. Capabilities of both temporal pulse shaping and efficient active/passive spatial shaping for amplification in a 100 J system are incorporated.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical pulse shaping; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; YAG:Yb; active spatial shaping; energy 100 J; energy 100 mJ; frequency 10 Hz; passive spatial shaping; solid state diode pumped spatially shaped front end system; solid state diode pumped temporally shaped front end system; temporal pulse shaping; wavelength 1030 nm; ytterbium based laser system; Apertures; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Modulation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
