Title :
An efficient high pulse energy and high average power cryogenic gas cooled multi-slab Yb:YAG amplifier
Author :
Mason, P.D. ; Ertel, K. ; Banerjee, S. ; Phillips, P.J. ; Hernandez-Gomez, C. ; Collier, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Central Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab., Didcot, UK
Abstract :
We present recent amplification results for DiPOLE, a cryogenic gas cooled multi-slab Yb:YAG amplifier, demonstrating efficient operation with pulse energies of 10.1 J at 1 Hz and 6.4 J at 10 Hz.
Keywords :
cryogenics; optical pumping; slabs; solid lasers; ytterbium; DiPOLE; YAG:Yb; energy 10.1 J; energy 6.4 J; frequency 1 Hz; frequency 10 Hz; high average power cryogenic gas cooling; high pulse energy; multislab Yb:YAG amplifier; Gas lasers; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Semiconductor lasers; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
