Document Type

Article

Publication Version

Published Version

Publication Date

8-2014

Journal or Book Title

Optics Letters

Volume

39

Issue

16

First Page

4735

Last Page

4738

DOI

10.1364/OL.39.004735

Abstract

The burst duration of an all-diode-pumped burst-mode laser is extended to 100 ms and 100 kHz (10,000 pulses) by utilizing dual-wavelength diode pumping. Total energies of 225 J at 10 kHz and 400 J at 100 kHz are achieved during the 100 ms burst period at 1064 nm. This represents an order-of-magnitude increase in the number of pulses compared with prior work, while maintaining similar or higher pulse energies. Amplitude tailoring of each pulse is used to flatten the burst profile, reducing the standard deviation in pulse energy over the 100 ms burst from 3.7% to 2.1% with a burst-to-burst standard deviation of 0.8%.

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This article is from Optics Letters 39 (2014): 4735, doi: 10.1364/OL.39.004735. Posted with permission.

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This paper was published in Optics Letters and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: https://www.osapublishing.org/ol/abstract.cfm?uri=ol-39-16-4735. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.

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Optical Society of America

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en

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