• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 13, Issue 6, 061401 (2015)
Qi Yang1、2, Xiaolei Zhu1、*, Jian Ma1, Tingting Lu1, Xiuhua Ma1, and Weibiao Chen1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Space Laser Communication and Detection Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201513.061401 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Qi Yang, Xiaolei Zhu, Jian Ma, Tingting Lu, Xiuhua Ma, Weibiao Chen. Diode-pumped Nd:YLF slab master oscillator power amplifier laser system with 655  mJ output at 50  Hz repetition rate[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(6): 061401 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of the experimental setup.
    Fig. 1. Schematic of the experimental setup.
    Pump and cooling architecture of the amplifier.
    Fig. 2. Pump and cooling architecture of the amplifier.
    Output characteristics of the oscillator versus pump energy in the QCW and Q-switched modes.
    Fig. 3. Output characteristics of the oscillator versus pump energy in the QCW and Q-switched modes.
    Optical spectrum of the Nd:YLF master oscillator.
    Fig. 4. Optical spectrum of the Nd:YLF master oscillator.
    Output energies at the pre-amplifier during single-pass and double-pass amplification.
    Fig. 5. Output energies at the pre-amplifier during single-pass and double-pass amplification.
    Output energy after the amplifier as a function of pump energy and the simulation based on the F–N equation.
    Fig. 6. Output energy after the amplifier as a function of pump energy and the simulation based on the F–N equation.
    Temporal trace of laser pulse: (a) pulse from the oscillator; (b) pulse from the amplifier.
    Fig. 7. Temporal trace of laser pulse: (a) pulse from the oscillator; (b) pulse from the amplifier.
    Beam quality measurement of the MOPA system (50 Hz, 655 mJ pulse energy).
    Fig. 8. Beam quality measurement of the MOPA system (50 Hz, 655 mJ pulse energy).
    Far-field beam intensity distribution after amplification.
    Fig. 9. Far-field beam intensity distribution after amplification.
    Qi Yang, Xiaolei Zhu, Jian Ma, Tingting Lu, Xiuhua Ma, Weibiao Chen. Diode-pumped Nd:YLF slab master oscillator power amplifier laser system with 655  mJ output at 50  Hz repetition rate[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(6): 061401
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