scholarly journals Performance demonstration of the PEnELOPE main amplifier HEPA I using broadband nanosecond pulses

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Albach ◽  
M. Loeser ◽  
M. Siebold ◽  
U. Schramm
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Beam Quality ◽  
Ultrashort Pulses ◽  
Output Pulse ◽  
Quality Performance ◽  
Main Amplifier ◽  
Nanosecond Pulses ◽  
Spatial Beam ◽  
Performance Demonstration ◽  
Pass Scheme

We report on the energetic and beam quality performance of the second to the last main amplifier section HEPA I of the PEnELOPE laser project. A polarization coupled double-12-pass scheme to verify the full amplification capacity of the last two amplifiers HEPA I and II was used. The small signal gain for a narrow-band continuous wave laser was 900 and 527 for a broadband nanosecond pulse, demonstrating 12.6 J of output pulse energy. Those pulses, being spectrally wide enough to support equivalent 150 fs long ultrashort pulses, are shown with an excellent spatial beam quality. A first active correction of the wavefront using a deformable mirror resulted in a Strehl ratio of 76% in the single-12-pass configuration for HEPA I.

scholarly journals Optimized Growth and Laser Application of Yb:LuAG Single-Crystal Fibers by Micro-Pulling-Down Technique

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Anye Wang ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Shuai Ye ◽  
Xiaofei Ma ◽  
Baiyi Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
High Power ◽  
Slope Efficiency ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Beam Quality ◽  
Axial Direction ◽  
Optical Quality ◽  
Central Wavelength ◽  
High Power Lasers ◽  
Crystal Fibers

Single-crystal fibers (SCFs) have a great application potential in high-power lasers due to their excellent performance. In this work, high-quality and crack-free Yb3+:Lu3Al5O12 (Yb:LuAG) SCFs were successfully fabricated by the micro-pulling-down (μ-PD) technology. Based on the laser micrometer and the X-ray Laue diffraction results, these Yb:LuAG SCFs have a less than 5% diameter fluctuation and good crystallinity along the axial direction. More importantly, the distribution of Yb ions is proved to be uniform by electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) and the scanning electron microscope (SEM). In the laser experiment, the continuous-wave (CW) output power using a 1 mm diameter Yb:LuAG single-crystal fiber is determined to be 1.96 W, at the central wavelength of 1047 nm, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 13.55%. Meanwhile, by applying a 3 mm diameter Yb:LuAG SCF, we obtain a 4.7 W CW laser output at 1049 nm with the slope efficiency of 22.17%. The beam quality factor M2 is less than 1.1 in both conditions, indicating a good optical quality of the grown fiber. Our results show that the Yb:LuAG SCF is a potential solid-state laser gain medium for 1 μm high-power lasers.

scholarly journals 1178 J, 527 nm near diffraction limited laser based on a complete closed-loop adaptive optics controlled off-axis multi-pass amplification laser system

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deen Wang ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Wanjun Dai ◽  
Ying Yang ◽  
Xuewei Deng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Beam ◽  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Focal Spot ◽  
Beam Quality ◽  
Laser System ◽  
Diffraction Limit ◽  
Kdp Crystal ◽  
Main Amplifier

Abstract A 1178 J near diffraction limited 527 nm laser is realized in a complete closed-loop adaptive optics (AO) controlled off-axis multi-pass amplification laser system. Generated from a fiber laser and amplified by the pre-amplifier and the main amplifier, a 1053 nm laser beam with the energy of 1900 J is obtained and converted into a 527 nm laser beam by a KDP crystal with 62% conversion efficiency, 1178 J and beam quality of 7.93 times the diffraction limit (DL). By using a complete closed-loop AO configuration, the static and dynamic wavefront distortions of the laser system are measured and compensated. After correction, the diameter of the circle enclosing 80% energy is improved remarkably from 7.93DL to 1.29DL. The focal spot is highly concentrated and the 1178 J, 527 nm near diffraction limited laser is achieved.

scholarly journals Improvement of the spatial beam quality of laser sources with an intracavity Bragg grating

2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvie Yiou ◽  
François Balembois ◽  
Patrick Georges ◽  
Jean-Pierre Huignard
Keyword(s):  
Beam Quality ◽  
Bragg Grating ◽  
Spatial Beam ◽  
Laser Sources

Pulse-on-demand laser operation from nanosecond to femtosecond pulses and its application for high-speed processing

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaka Petelin ◽  
Luka Černe ◽  
Jaka Mur ◽  
Vid Agrež ◽  
Jernej Jan Kočica ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Second Harmonic ◽  
Laser Source ◽  
Optical Modulator ◽  
Nanosecond Laser ◽  
Femtosecond Pulses ◽  
Chirped Pulse ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Nanosecond Pulses

Abstract In this manuscript we present a true pulse-on-demand laser design concept using two different approaches. First, we present a fiber master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) based quasi-continuous wave (CW) laser, working at high modulation bandwidths, for generation of nanosecond pulses. Second, we present a hybrid chirped pulse amplification (CPA)-based laser, combining a chirped-pulse fiber amplifier and an additional solid-state amplifier, for generation of femtosecond pulses. The pulse-on-demand operation is achieved without an external optical modulator/shutter at high-average powers and flexible repetition rates up to 40 MHz, using two variants of the approach for near-constant gain in the amplifier chain. The idler and marker seed sources are combined in the amplifier stages and separated at the out using either wavelength-based separation or second harmonic generation (SHG)-generation-based separation. The nanosecond laser source is further applied to high throughput processing of thin film materials. The laser is combined with a resonant scanner, using the intrinsic pulse-on-demand operation to compensate the scanner’s sinusoidal movement. We applied the setup to processing of indium tin oxide (ITO) and metallic films on flexible substrates.

Four-wave mixing effect on high-power continuous-wave all-fiber lasers

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (23) ◽  
pp. 1850275
Author(s):  
Jinkun Zheng ◽  
Wei Zhao ◽  
Baoyin Zhao ◽  
Zhe Li ◽  
Gang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Power ◽  
Fiber Lasers ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Beam Quality ◽  
Matching Condition ◽  
Four Wave Mixing ◽  
Theoretical Description ◽  
Phase Matching ◽  
Wave Mixing ◽  
Mixing Effect

A four-wave mixing effect on high-power continuous-wave fiber lasers has been demonstrated theoretically and experimentally. Detailed theoretical description of phase matching is presented and we found that the phase matching condition is satisfied at the frequency shift of 5.16 THz. While the intensity in fiber core region is more than about 394 MW/cm2, the four-wave mixing products of 1100 nm and 1060 nm were also observed in high-power all-fiber laser. The comparison shows that the experiment result is in good agreement with the simulation result. In addition, the beam quality deterioration for the laser is caused by the four-wave mixing effect and the mode instability. The [Formula: see text] factor measured at maximal intensity of 478 MW/cm2 is 2.80.

High power and beam quality continuous-wave Nd:GdVO_4 laser in-band diode-pumped at 912  nm

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Nadimi ◽  
Tanant Waritanant ◽  
Arkady Major
Keyword(s):  
High Power ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Beam Quality ◽  
Diode Pumped

Generation of 220 mJ nanosecond pulses at a 10 Hz repetition rate with excellent beam quality in a diode-pumped Yb:YAG MOPA system

2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (10) ◽  
pp. 1111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Wandt ◽  
Sandro Klingebiel ◽  
Mathias Siebold ◽  
Zsuzsanna Major ◽  
Joachim Hein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Repetition Rate ◽  
Beam Quality ◽  
Nanosecond Pulses ◽  
Diode Pumped

scholarly journals Wavelength-Tunable Nonlinear Mirror Mode-Locked Laser Based on MgO-Doped Lithium Niobate

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 861
Author(s):  
Lina Zhao ◽  
Luyang Tong ◽  
Fangxin Cai ◽  
Ye Yuan ◽  
Yangjian Cai
Keyword(s):  
Lithium Niobate ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Picosecond Laser ◽  
Output Pulse ◽  
Mode Locking ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Wavelength Tunable ◽  
Mirror Mode ◽  
Mode Locked Laser

We present a high-power, wavelength-tunable picosecond Yb3+: CaGdAlO4 (Yb:CALGO) laser based on MgO-doped lithium niobate (MgO:LN) nonlinear mirror mode locking. The output wavelength in the continuous wave (CW) regime is tunable over a 45 nm broad range. Mode locking with a MgO:LN nonlinear mirror, the picosecond laser is tunable over 23 nm from 1039 to 1062 nm. The maximum output power of the mode-locked laser reaches 1.46 W, and the slope efficiency is 18.6%. The output pulse duration at 1049 nm is 8 ps. The laser repetition rate and bandwidth are 115.5 MHz and 1.7 nm, respectively.

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