Divided-Pulse Amplification To The Joule Level

Abstract

Divided-pulse amplification (DPA) has proven to be a valuable tool in scaling the peak power of diode-pumped ytterbium-doped amplifiers to beyond the single-pulse threshold for parasitic nonlinear effects. DPA enables the amplification of picosecond pulses in solid-state amplifiers with limited bandwidth beyond the single-pulse damage threshold. In this Letter, we demonstrate DPA of picosecond pulses in a flashlamp-pumped Nd:YAG amplifier for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, yielding a combined pulse energy of 167 mJ.

Publication Date

7-1-2016

Publication Title

Optics Letters

Volume

41

Issue

13

Number of Pages

3106-3109

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.41.003106

Socpus ID

84978880856 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84978880856

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