• 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|Show fewer author(s)
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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," High Power Laser Sci. Eng. 2, 03000e18 (2014) 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," High Power Laser Sci. Eng. 2, 03000e18 (2014)
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