A Joule-class, TEM00 spatial profile, narrow-linewidth laser system

Andreas Vaupel; Nathan Bodnar; Michaël Hemmer; Martin Richardson

doi:10.1117/12.881786

15 February 2011 A joule-class, TEM₀₀ spatial profile, narrow-linewidth laser system

Andreas Vaupel, Nathan Bodnar, Michaël Hemmer, Martin Richardson

Proceedings Volume 7912, Solid State Lasers XX: Technology and Devices; 79120U (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.881786
Event: SPIE LASE, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

A Joule-class, narrow-linewidth amplifier line delivering 20 ns pulses with a TEM00 spatial profile is presented. A Q-switched Nd:YAG oscillator with an intra-cavity volume Bragg grating (VBG) is used to seed the amplifier line. A series of flashlamp-pumped Nd:YAG amplifiers consisting of a double-pass and two single-pass amplifiers boost the energy of the 21 ns pulses to 480 mJ. The presented amplifier line will be used for fundamental studies including remote Raman spectroscopy and ns filamentation.

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Andreas Vaupel, Nathan Bodnar, Michaël Hemmer, and Martin Richardson "A joule-class, TEM₀₀ spatial profile, narrow-linewidth laser system", Proc. SPIE 7912, Solid State Lasers XX: Technology and Devices, 79120U (15 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.881786

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