Title :
Picosecond, 115 mJ energy, 200 Hz repetition rate cryogenic Yb:YAG bulk-amplifier
Author :
Hemmer, M. ; Reichert, F. ; Zapata, K. ; Smrz, M. ; Calendron, A.-L. ; Cankaya, H. ; Hong, K.-H. ; Kartner, F. ; Zapata, L.
Author_Institution :
Center for Free-Electron Laser Sci., Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany
Abstract :
We report on a compact, high-energy, cryogenically-cooled Yb:YAG bulk-amplifier delivering energies > 100 mJ at 200 Hz repetition rate with excellent beam quality and spectrum supporting 5-ps pulses.
Keywords :
laser beams; solid lasers; ytterbium; YAG:Yb; beam quality; cryogenically-cooled ytterbium:YAG bulk-amplifier; energy 115 mJ; Cryogenics; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulses; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
