Pushing the boundaries of diode-pumped solid-state lasers for high-energy applications
Saumyabrata Banerjee, Paul Mason, Jonathan Phillips, Jodie Smith, Thomas Butcher, Jacob Spear, Mariastefania De Vido, Gary Quinn, Danielle Clarke, Klaus Ertel, Cristina Hernandez–Gomez, Chris Edwards, John Collier
Abstract
We report on the successful demonstration of a 150 J nanosecond pulsed cryogenic gas cooled, diode-pumped multi-slab Yb:YAG laser operating at 1 Hz. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest energy ever recorded for a diode-pumped laser system.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceDiodeLaserNanosecondOptoelectronicsDiode-pumped solid-state laserEnergy (signal processing)High energyOpticsTunable laserEngineering physicsPhysicsWavelengthQuantum mechanicsSolid State Laser TechnologiesAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications