High-energy Q-switched 120 mJ Ho:YAG lasers at 500 Hz repetition rate

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作者
Smolski, Viktor [1 ]
Moskalev, Igor [1 ]
Vasilyev, Sergey [1 ]
Peppers, Jeremy [1 ]
Mirov, Mike [1 ]
Fedorov, Vladimir [1 ,2 ]
Martyshkin, Dmitry [1 ,2 ]
Mirov, Sergey [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] IPG Photon Southeast Technol Ctr, 100 Lucerne Ln, Birmingham, AL 35211 USA
[2] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Dept Phys, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA
关键词
Laser; solid-state lasers; Ho:YAG;
D O I
10.1117/12.2623264
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We present recent results on high energy, high repetition rate 2090 nm Ho:YAG laser system resonantly pumped by the radiation of efficient Tm-doped CW fiber lasers. The laser consists of a master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) with two additional amplification stages. We demonstrate maximum energy of 120 mJ per pulse with a 15 ns pulse width at 500 Hz, corresponding to a peak power of 8 MW. The results presented in a wide 100-1000 Hz range of repetition rates.
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