2017-07-10
High-energy Nd:YAG laser system with arbitrary sub-nanosecond pulse shaping capability
Publication
Publication
Opt. Lett. , Volume 42 - Issue 14 p. 2758- 2761
We report on a laser system capable of generating high-energy (>270 mJ) temporally shaped pulses at 1064 nm with 0.43-ns shaping resolution. The pulses are generated by modulation of a continuous-wave seed laser and subsequent amplification by a dual-stage grazing-incidence Nd:YVO4 “bounce” amplifier and a Nd:YAG power amplifier (all quasi-continuous diode-pumped). The system produces pulses with a high-quality top-hat spatial beam profile with up to 0.6 GW of peak power and 44 W of average power, a power stability of 0.22% rms, and fully programmable complex temporal shapes.
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| doi.org/10.1364/OL.42.002758 | |
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| Organisation | EUV Generation & Imaging |
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Meijer, R., Stodolna, A., Eikema, K., & Witte, S. (2017). High-energy Nd:YAG laser system with arbitrary sub-nanosecond pulse shaping capability. Opt. Lett., 42(14), 2758–2761. doi:10.1364/OL.42.002758 |
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