title: 23.7-W picosecond cryogenic-Yb:YAG multipass amplifier.
abstract: A diode-pumped picosecond 8-pass amplifier with a liquid-nitrogen-cooled Yb:YAG crystal has been developed. An average output power of 23.7 W with a near-diffraction-limited beam quality (M(2) < 1.2) was obtained at a pulse repetition rate of 80 kHz and a pulse duration of 11.7 ps. Average powers above 20 W were also obtained in the 30-80 kHz repetition rate range. The pulse energy reached almost 1 mJ at the 20 kHz repetition rate.
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tokita
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kawanaka
authors.forename: Yasukazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Izawa
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawashima