Pulsed operation of a high average power Yb:YAG thin-disk multipass amplifier

doi:10.1364/OE.20.005038

Pulsed operation of a high average power Yb:YAG thin-disk multipass amplifier

M. Schulz, R. Riedel, A. Willner, S. Düsterer, M. J. Prandolini, J. Feldhaus, B. Faatz, J. Rossbach, M. Drescher, and F. Tavella »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 5, pp. 5038-5043 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.005038

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An Yb:YAG thin-disk multipass laser amplifier system was developed operating in a 10 Hz burst operation mode with 800 µs burst duration and 100 kHz intra-burst repetition rate. Methods for the suppression of parasitic amplified spontaneous emission are presented. The average output pulse energy is up to 44.5 mJ and 820 fs compressed pulse duration. The average power of 4.45 kW during the burst is the highest reported for this type of amplifier.

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(140.3280) Lasers and laser optics : Laser amplifiers
(140.3580) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, solid-state
(140.3615) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, ytterbium

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Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: December 2, 2011
Revised Manuscript: January 13, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: January 27, 2012
Published: February 14, 2012

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M. Schulz, R. Riedel, A. Willner, S. Düsterer, M. J. Prandolini, J. Feldhaus, B. Faatz, J. Rossbach, M. Drescher, and F. Tavella, "Pulsed operation of a high average power Yb:YAG thin-disk multipass amplifier," Opt. Express 20, 5038-5043 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-5-5038

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Al-Shemmary, A.
Ayvazyan, V.
Azima, A.
Baboi, N.
Bahrdt, J.
Balandin, V.
Bougeard, M.
Calderón Urbina, J. P.
Carre, B.
Chubar, O.
Couprie, M.-E.
de Vivie-Riedle, R.
Decking, W.
Drescher, M.
Dudley, J. M.
Düsterer, S.
Eckoldt, H.-J.
Emmelmann, C.
Faatz, B.
Feldhaus, J.
Follath, R.
Garzella, D.
Gensch, M.
Gobert, O.
Golubeva, N.
Hädrich, S.
Hara, T.
Holldack, K.
Honkavaara, K.
Inoue, S.
Ivanov, M.
Keller, U.
Kitamura, H.
Kompa, K.
Körfer, M.
Koss, G.
Krausz, F.
Krebs, M.
Kundermann, S.
Laarmann, T.
Labat, M.
Lambert, G.
Lecomte, S.
Leuschner, A.
Lilje, L.
Limberg, T.
Limpert, J.
Merdji, H.
Meseck, A.
Miltchev, V.
Mitzner, R.
Motzkus, M.
Nölle, D.
Obier, F.
Pekarek, S.
Petrov, A.
Plönjes, E.
Rabitz, H.
Redlin, H.
Rehlich, K.
Rönsch-Schulenburg, J.
Rossbach, J.
Rothhardt, J.
Salieres, P.
Schlarb, H.
Schmidt, B.
Schmitz, M.
Schreiber, S.
Schulte-Schrepping, H.
Shintake, T.
Spengler, J.
Staack, M.
Stojanovic, N.
Südmeyer, T.
Tahara, K.
Tanaka, Y.
Tanikawa, T.
Tavella, F.
Templin, I.
Tiedtke, K.
Tischer, M.
Treusch, R.
Tünnermann, A.
Vogt, M.
Will, I.
Willner, A.

Nat. Phys.

G. Lambert, T. Hara, D. Garzella, T. Tanikawa, M. Labat, B. Carre, H. Kitamura, T. Shintake, M. Bougeard, S. Inoue, Y. Tanaka, P. Salieres, H. Merdji, O. Chubar, O. Gobert, K. Tahara, and M.-E. Couprie, “Injection of harmonics generated in gas in a free-electron laser providing intense and coherent extreme-ultraviolet light,” Nat. Phys.4(4), 296–300 (2008). [CrossRef]

Nucl. Instr. and Meth. in Phys, Research A

H. Redlin, A. Al-Shemmary, A. Azima, N. Stojanovic, F. Tavella, I. Will, and S. Düsterer, “The FLASH pump-probe laser system: Setup, characterization and optical beamlines,” Nucl. Instr. and Meth. in Phys, Research A635, 88–93 (2011).

Nucl. Instr. Meth. A

B. Faatz, N. Baboi, V. Ayvazyan, V. Balandin, W. Decking, S. Düsterer, H.-J. Eckoldt, J. Feldhaus, N. Golubeva, K. Honkavaara, M. Körfer, T. Laarmann, A. Leuschner, L. Lilje, T. Limberg, D. Nölle, F. Obier, A. Petrov, E. Plönjes, K. Rehlich, H. Schlarb, B. Schmidt, M. Schmitz, S. Schreiber, H. Schulte-Schrepping, J. Spengler, M. Staack, F. Tavella, K. Tiedtke, M. Tischer, R. Treusch, M. Vogt, A. Willner, J. Bahrdt, R. Follath, M. Gensch, K. Holldack, A. Meseck, R. Mitzner, M. Drescher, V. Miltchev, J. Rönsch-Schulenburg, and J. Rossbach, “Flash II: Perspectives and challenges,” Nucl. Instr. Meth. A635(1), S2–S5 (2011). [CrossRef]

Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys, Research A

I. Will, G. Koss, and I. Templin, “The upgraded photocathode laser of the TESLA Test Facility,” Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys, Research A541, 467–477 (2005).

Opt. Commun.

I. N. Ross, P. Matousek, M. Towrie, A. J. Langley, and J. L. Collier, “The prospects for ultrashort pulse duration and ultrahigh intensity using optical parametric chirped pulse amplifiers,” Opt. Commun.144(1-3), 125–133 (1997). [CrossRef]

Opt. Express

Phys. Proc.

C. Emmelmann and J. P. Calderón Urbina, “Analysis of the Influence of Burst-Mode Laser Ablation by Modern Quality Tools,” Phys. Proc.12, 172–181 (2011). [CrossRef]

Rev. Mod. Phys.

F. Krausz and M. Ivanov, “Attosecond physics,” Rev. Mod. Phys.81(1), 163–234 (2009). [CrossRef]

Science

H. Rabitz, R. de Vivie-Riedle, M. Motzkus, and K. Kompa, “Whither the future of controlling quantum phenomena?” Science288(5467), 824–828 (2000). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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