Novel High-Power, High Repetition Rate Laser Diode Pump Modules Suitable for High-Energy Class Laser Facilities
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Module Design
2.2. Optical and Electrical Power
2.3. Spectral Characteristics
2.4. Beam Quality Properties
2.5. Dynamic Thermal Impedance, Zth
3. Use of High Duty Cycle Pumps for System Development and Pumping Trials
3.1. Example 1: Diode Pumped 100…200 Hz Yb:YAG Disk Lasers (Max Born Institute, MBI)
3.2. Example 2: Initial Studies into High-Repetition Rate Pumping of Cryogenically Cooled Yb:YAG Disk Amplifiers (Institute for Optics and Quantum Electronics, IOQ Jena)
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Source | Aperture [cm2] | Solid Angle [sr] | Peak Optical Power Popt [kW] | Brightness B [MW/cm2/sr] | Repetition Rate, f [Hz] | Pulse Width, τp [ms] | Wavelength [nm] |
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Anticipated pump requirement for EuPRAXIA “Laser 3” | |||||||
300–1200 | 0.8-1.0 | 20..100 | 0.5…2 | 940 | |||
Results here | |||||||
FBH *, Stack | 1.1 | 0.00131 | 3.6 | 2.57 | 1000…1 | 0.1…100…(cw) | 940 |
FBH, Module | 1.1 | 0.00131 | 6 | 4.29 | 1000…1 | 0.1…100…(cw) | 940 |
Other publications | |||||||
[5], Stack | 1.3 | 0.00120 | 2.2 | 1.41 | 10 | 1 | 808/940 |
[5], Module | 4.0 | 0.01065 | 20 | 0.47 | 10 | 1 | 940 |
[10], 8 bars | 1.2 | 0.00120 | 0.5 | 0.36 | 1.375/3 | 400/50 | 810 |
[10], 12 bars | 1.3 | 0.00120 | 1.08 | 0.68 | 2 | 100 | 810 |
[7] con | 1.2 | 0.00120 | 4.4 | 3.07 | 10 | 1.2 | 980 (“766–1550”) |
[7] in | 1.9 | 0.00120 | 1.32 | 0.59 | 1.375/3/400 | 400/50/0.2 | 980 (“766–1550”) |
[7], Module mcc | 111.6 | 0.00120 | 250 | 1.86 | 400 | 0.2 | 808 |
[9], 3 bars | 0.2 | 0.00120 | 0.7 | 2.91 | 50 | 0.25 | 808 |
[9], 5 bars | 0.4 | 0.00120 | 1.5 | 3.11 | 20 | 0.25 | 808 |
[13], 8 bars | 1.3 | 0.00106 | 4.8 | 3.58 | 10 | 1 | 935 |
[2], DiPOLE100 | 62.4 | 0.00381 | 250 | 1.05 | 10 | 1 | 940 |
[15], 25 bars | 4.3 | 0.00094 | 12 | 3.07 | 10 | 1 | 938 (“880–1000”) |
Mode of Operation, Duty Cycle = 10% | M2, Horizontally | M2, Vertically |
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Pulsed, τ = 100 µs, 1 kHz | 283 | 409 |
Pulsed, τ = 1000 µs, 100 Hz | 313 | 436 |
Pulsed, τ = 100 ms, 1 Hz | 428 | 491 |
cw | 384 | 454 |
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Hübner, M.; Will, I.; Körner, J.; Reiter, J.; Lenski, M.; Tümmler, J.; Hein, J.; Eppich, B.; Ginolas, A.; Crump, P. Novel High-Power, High Repetition Rate Laser Diode Pump Modules Suitable for High-Energy Class Laser Facilities. Instruments 2019, 3, 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments3030034
Hübner M, Will I, Körner J, Reiter J, Lenski M, Tümmler J, Hein J, Eppich B, Ginolas A, Crump P. Novel High-Power, High Repetition Rate Laser Diode Pump Modules Suitable for High-Energy Class Laser Facilities. Instruments. 2019; 3(3):34. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments3030034
Chicago/Turabian StyleHübner, Marko, Ingo Will, Jörg Körner, Jürgen Reiter, Mathias Lenski, Johannes Tümmler, Joachim Hein, Bernd Eppich, Arnim Ginolas, and Paul Crump. 2019. "Novel High-Power, High Repetition Rate Laser Diode Pump Modules Suitable for High-Energy Class Laser Facilities" Instruments 3, no. 3: 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments3030034