Abstract
The multipass scheme for a diode-seeded fiber master oscillator power amplifier with a nanojoule-to-millijoule output energy level at a repetition rate of is numerically analyzed for comparison to an experimental benchmark. For a 6/125 single-mode preamplifier with a small input energy (), there is a significant improvement in the output energy from 0.7% to 80% and 95% of the maximum extractable energy using the double-pass and four-pass schemes, respectively. For a 30/250 large-mode-area power amplifier using the double-pass and forward pumping scheme, the required input energy is decreased from 100 μJ to 18 μJ for millijoule energy extraction with accompanying Stokes waves of less than 10% of the total energy. The system based on the full master oscillator power amplifier configuration with an output energy exceeding millijoule level can be optimally simplified to two stages for commercialization.
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