Twenty-watt average output power, picosecond thin-rod Yb:YAG regenerative chirped pulse amplifier with 200 μJ pulse energy
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A high-average power, laser-diode-pumped, picosecond-pulse regenerative chirped pulse amplifier was developed by using the thin-rod Yb:YAG laser architecture. An average output power of 20 W was achieved at a repetition rate of 100 kHz with an output pulse width of 2 ps. 2008 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: (140.3280) Lasers, amplifiers, (140.3615) Lasers, ytterbium, (140.3480) Lasers, diode pumped
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