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Title: Demonstration of a 1 TW peak power, joule-level ultrashort Tm:YLF laser

Journal Article · · Optics Letters
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.519542 · OSTI ID:2370625
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
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Here we report on the demonstration of a diode-pumped, Tm:YLF-based, chirped pulse amplification laser system operating at λ ≈ 1.9 µm that produces amplified pulse energies exceeding 1.5 J using a single 8-pass power amplifier. The amplified pulses are subsequently compressed to sub-300 fs durations by a diffraction grating pair, producing record >1 TW peak power pulses. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest peak power demonstrated for any solid-state, near-2 µm laser architecture and illustrates the potential of Tm:YLF for the next generation of high-power, diode-pumped ultrashort lasers.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
2370625
Report Number(s):
LLNL--JRNL-859272; 1089892
Journal Information:
Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 49; ISSN 0146-9592
Publisher:
Optical Society of America (OSA)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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