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MOPA with kW Average Power and Multi MW Pulse Power

  • K. Nicklaus
  • , D. Hoffmann
  • , M. Hoefer
  • , J. Luttmann
  • , P. Loosen
  • , R. Poprawe
  • Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology

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Abstract

Industrial applications demand pulsed laser sources with high average power,high pulse power and good beam quality. Nd:YAG is the material of choice for this kind of laser source, but without special measures, thermally induced birefringence prevents a high beam quality at high average power. A Nd:YAG MOPA combining rod and slab laser geometry has been developed. An improved birefringence compensation scheme guarantees a good beam quality, a high mode overlap and low power densities on the optical surfaces. At 10 kHz repetition rate the MOPA delivers 1.3 kW average, 24 MW peak power and 5.4 ns pulse duration.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Solid-State Photonics, ASSP 2005
PublisherOptical Society of America (OSA)
ISBN (Print)1557527814, 9781557527813
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
EventAdvanced Solid-State Photonics, ASSP 2005 - Vienna, Austria
Duration: 6 Feb 20056 Feb 2005

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

ConferenceAdvanced Solid-State Photonics, ASSP 2005
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityVienna
Period6/02/056/02/05

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