High-energy picosecond Nd:YVO4 slab amplifier for OPCPA pumping
Abstract
We demonstrate 12-ps pulses with up to 0.6-mJ pulse energy at repetition rates of 50 kHz and 100 kHz from a Nd:YVO4 slab amplifier built in a simple four-pass configuration. Excellent noise performance with pulse energy fluctuations below 0.8% rms has been achieved by using 10-μJ seed pulses from a highly stable industrial laser system and moderate gain (30-46) in the slab amplifier.
- Publication:
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Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
- Pub Date:
- April 2011
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2011ApPhB.103....5H
- Keywords:
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- Pulse Energy;
- Pump Power;
- Thermal Lens;
- Cylindrical Lens;
- Absorb Pump Power