title: Demonstration of a compact 100 Hz, 0.1 J, diode-pumped picosecond laser.
abstract: We have demonstrated an all-diode-pumped Yb:YAG chirped pulse amplification laser that produces 100 mJ pulses of 5 ps duration at 100 Hz repetition rate. The compact laser system combines a room-temperature Yb:YAG regenerative amplifier for increased bandwidth and a cryogenically cooled Yb:YAG four-pass amplifier for improved heat dissipation and increased efficiency. The optical efficiency of this amplifier is higher than that of other diode-pumped systems of comparable energy.
authors.affiliation: National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523, USA. ahcurtis@lamar.colostate.edu
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Reagan
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Wernsing
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Furch
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Luther
authors.forename: J J
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authors.lastname: Rocca