• High Power Laser Science and Engineering
  • Vol. 2, Issue 3, 03000e18 (2014)
Xiaojin Cheng1, Jianlei Wang1, Zhongguo Yang1, Jin Liu1, Lei Li1, Xiangchun Shi1, Wenfa Huang2, Jiangfeng Wang2, and and Weibiao Chen1
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  • 1Shanghai Key Laboratory of All Solid-state Laser and Applied Techniques, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2The Joint Laboratory for High Power Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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    DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2014.21 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Xiaojin Cheng, Jianlei Wang, Zhongguo Yang, Jin Liu, Lei Li, Xiangchun Shi, Wenfa Huang, Jiangfeng Wang, and Weibiao Chen. A high energy nanosecond cryogenic cooled Yb:YAG active-mirror amplifier system[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2014, 2(3): 03000e18 Copy Citation Text show less
    Illustration of the pump and cooling structure of the active-mirror amplifier with a cryogenic cooled composite Yb:YAG/YAG crystal.
    Fig. 1. Illustration of the pump and cooling structure of the active-mirror amplifier with a cryogenic cooled composite Yb:YAG/YAG crystal.
    Scheme of the active-mirror amplifier setup.
    Fig. 2. Scheme of the active-mirror amplifier setup.
    The output pulse energy of the preamplifier after four-pass amplification independent of the pump energy at a 10 Hz repetition rate at different cooling temperatures.
    Fig. 3. The output pulse energy of the preamplifier after four-pass amplification independent of the pump energy at a 10 Hz repetition rate at different cooling temperatures.
    The measured and simulated pulse energy of the master amplifier after four-pass amplification independent of the pump energy at a 10 Hz repetition rate and injected pulse energy of 180 mJ.
    Fig. 4. The measured and simulated pulse energy of the master amplifier after four-pass amplification independent of the pump energy at a 10 Hz repetition rate and injected pulse energy of 180 mJ.
    Edge-cladding Yb:YAG ceramic to improve the ASE suppression.
    Fig. 5. Edge-cladding Yb:YAG ceramic to improve the ASE suppression.
    Xiaojin Cheng, Jianlei Wang, Zhongguo Yang, Jin Liu, Lei Li, Xiangchun Shi, Wenfa Huang, Jiangfeng Wang, and Weibiao Chen. A high energy nanosecond cryogenic cooled Yb:YAG active-mirror amplifier system[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2014, 2(3): 03000e18
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