A 100J-level nanosecond pulsed DPSSL for pumping high-efficiency, high-repetition rate PW-class lasers

M. De Vido; K. Ertel; P. D. Mason; S. Banerjee; P. J. Phillips; J. M. Smith; T. J. Butcher; O. Chekhlov; M. Divoky; J. Pilar; Chris J. Hooker; W. Shaikh; A. Lucianetti; C. Hernandez-Gomez; T. Mocek; C. Edwards; J. L. Collier

doi:10.1117/12.2250509

17 February 2017 A 100J-level nanosecond pulsed DPSSL for pumping high-efficiency, high-repetition rate PW-class lasers

M. De Vido, K. Ertel, P. D. Mason, S. Banerjee, P. J. Phillips, J. M. Smith, T. J. Butcher, O. Chekhlov, M. Divoky, J. Pilar, Chris J. Hooker, W. Shaikh, A. Lucianetti, C. Hernandez-Gomez, T. Mocek, C. Edwards, J. L. Collier

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Proceedings Volume 10082, Solid State Lasers XXVI: Technology and Devices; 100820M (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250509
Event: SPIE LASE, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States

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In this paper, we review the development, at the STFC’s Central Laser Facility (CLF), of high energy, high repetition rate diode-pumped solid-state laser (DPSSL) systems based on cryogenically-cooled multi-slab ceramic Yb:YAG. Up to date, two systems have been completed, namely the DiPOLE prototype and the DiPOLE100 system. The DiPOLE prototype has demonstrated amplification of nanosecond pulses in excess of 10 J at 10 Hz repetition rate with an opticalto- optical efficiency of 22%. The larger scale DiPOLE100 system, designed to deliver 100J temporally-shaped nanosecond pulses at 10 Hz repetition rate, has been developed at the CLF for the HiLASE project in the Czech Republic. Recent experiments conducted on the DiPOLE100 system demonstrated the energy scalability of the DiPOLE concept to the 100 J pulse energy level. Furthermore, second harmonic generation experiments carried out on the DiPOLE prototype confirmed the suitability of DiPOLE-based systems for pumping high repetition rate PW-class laser systems based on Ti:sapphire or optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) technology.

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M. De Vido, K. Ertel, P. D. Mason, S. Banerjee, P. J. Phillips, J. M. Smith, T. J. Butcher, O. Chekhlov, M. Divoky, J. Pilar, Chris J. Hooker, W. Shaikh, A. Lucianetti, C. Hernandez-Gomez, T. Mocek, C. Edwards, and J. L. Collier "A 100J-level nanosecond pulsed DPSSL for pumping high-efficiency, high-repetition rate PW-class lasers", Proc. SPIE 10082, Solid State Lasers XXVI: Technology and Devices, 100820M (17 February 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250509

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