Thermo-optical wavefront distortions in Nd:YVO4 laser amplifiers [PDF]
The power dependence of a Nd:YVO4 laser amplifier beam wavefront was analyzed by Zernike polynomial decomposition. This analysis was performed experimentally and by simulations based on split-step Fourier propagation showing a good agreement.
Schneewind Merle +6 more
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Ti:Sa Crystal Geometry Variation vs. Final Amplifiers of CPA Laser Systems Parameters
In this paper, the different Ti:Sapphire crystal configurations of the final amplifiers, depending on the Chirped Pulse Amplification laser system parameters, such as the repetition rates and pulse energy, are discussed.
Vladimir Chvykov
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High-Peak-Power Long-Wave Infrared Lasers with CO2 Amplifiers
Long-wave infrared (LWIR) picosecond pulses with multi-terawatt peak power have recently become available for advanced high-energy physics and material research.
Mikhail N. Polyanskiy +5 more
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Particle-in-cell simulation of plasma-based amplification using a moving window
Current high-power laser amplifiers use chirped-pulse amplification to prevent damage to their solid-state components caused by intense electromagnetic fields. To increase laser power further requires ever larger and more expensive devices.
S. R. Yoffe +9 more
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Tunable 60 GHz Multiwavelength Brillouin Erbium Fiber Laser
An experimental study of a tunable 60 GHz multiwavelength Brillouin erbium fiber laser is presented in this paper. Two unidirectional ring laser cavities and two pre-amplification laser cavities are used.
Mohammed K. Awsaj +6 more
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Coupled experiment/simulation approach for the design of radiation-hardened rare-earth doped optical fibers and amplifiers [PDF]
We developed an approach to design radiation-hardened rare earth -doped fibers and amplifiers. This methodology combines testing experiments on these devices with particle swarm optimization (PSO) calculations.
F. Prudenzano +54 more
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Diode-Pumped High Energy and High Average Power All-Solid-State Picosecond Amplifier Systems
We present our research on the high energy picosecond laser operating at a repetition rate of 1 kHz and the high average power picosecond laser running at 100 kHz based on bulk Nd-doped crystals.
Jiaxing Liu +5 more
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Hybrid Nd:YAG/Nd:LuAG Nanosecond Laser Oscillator and Amplifier
We demonstrate an active mirror Q-switched laser with Nd:YAG/Nd:LuAG hybrid gain media, achieving a laser output of 1 J, 10 Hz, 8 ns. Using this hybrid oscillator as well as Nd:YAG and Nd:LuAG amplifiers, the difference in extraction efficiency of hybrid
Xinxing Lei +5 more
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Triple-wavelength fiber ring laser based on a hybrid gain medium actively mode-locked at 10 GHz [PDF]
A fiber ring laser based on a hybrid gain medium that produces three simultaneously mode-locked wavelength channels is presented. The lithium niobate based modulator used to actively mode-lock the laser cavity at 10 GHz is birefringence compensated to ...
Anandarajah, Prince M. +10 more
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Photonic crystal fiber amplifiers for high power ultrafast fiber lasers
In recent years, ultrafast laser systems using large-mode-area fiber amplifiers delivering several hundreds of watts of average power has attracted significant academic and industrial interest.
Alkeskjold Thomas T. +8 more
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