DocumentCode
1655453
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
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6325727
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