High-average-power cryogenically-cooled picosecond Yb:YAG amplifier seeded by a fiber CPA system

• Main Authors: Gopinath, Juliet (Contributor), Hong, Kyung-Han (Contributor), Siddiqui, Aleem M. (Contributor), Moses, Jeffrey (Contributor), Lai, Chien-Jen (Contributor), Hybl, John D. (Contributor), Fan, Tso Yee (Contributor)
• Other Authors: Lincoln Laboratory (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics (Contributor)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2010-10-22T19:45:35Z.
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We report on a 300-W-level picosecond laser based on a cryogenically-cooled Yb:YAG amplifier seeded by a fiber CPA system. High-average-power picosecond second harmonic generation is also presented.
United States. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (FA9550-06-1-0468)
United States. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (FA9550-07-1-0014)
Lincoln Laboratory
United States. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Air Force contract FA8721-05-C-0002)