High-Power Solid-State Laser Technology and Its Applications

Dear Colleagues,

High-power solid-state lasers are widely used in many research fields, such as fundamental research, industrial services, defense security, and advanced manufacturing. To achieve a high-power laser, many technologies have been proposed, such as chirped pulse amplification (CPA), Optical parametric CPA (OPCPA), Master Oscillator Power Amplifier (MOPA), and beam combination. Multiple laser media are also used to achieve high-power laser, such as Nd: YAG, Nd:YVO4, Yb: YAG, Optical Fiber, and diamond. This topic aims to address the advanced developments of high-power laser technology and its application, such as solid-state lasers, optical fiber lasers, novel mediums for high-power lasers, laser detection, advanced manufacturing technology, and so on.

This special issue invites manuscripts that introduce the recent advances in “High-Power Solid Lasers and Their Applications”. All theoretical, numerical, and experimental papers are accepted. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Ultra-short laser generation and amplification;
• Pulse Stretching, compression, and measurement;
• Ultra-high peak power solid laser;
• Laser Beam combination;
• Optical fiber lasers and application;
• Novel laser techniques, and media;
• Advanced laser processing;
• Nonlinear optics in high-power lasers;
• High-power laser weapons;
• High-power laser for communications, sensing, and detection.

Dr. Yudong Lian
Dr. Haisu Li
Dr. Yulai She
Dr. Zhaohong Liu
Guest Editors

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