title: Sub-100 W picosecond output from a phase-conjugate Nd:YVO4 bounce amplifier.
abstract: We demonstrated >80 W picosecond output at a pulse repetition frequency of 100 MHz from a dual Nd:YVO(4) amplifier laser system consisting of a phase-conjugate Nd:YVO(4) bounce amplifier combined with a second diode-side-pumped Nd:YVO(4) bounce amplifier. The output exhibited high quality spatial form with M(2) < 1.8 and a pulse duration (FWHM) of 9.2 ps. A peak power of >7.4 MW with an average power of 78.5 W was also achieved at a pulse repetition frequency of 1.0 MHz.
authors.affiliation: Department of Information and Image Sciences, Chiba University, 1-33, Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nawata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Omatsu