Abstract
We study direct picosecond pulse amplification in large-mode area, double-clad Yb- fiber amplifier. We achieved good-quality 3-ps, 80-nJ pulses in a near diffraction-limited beam. 28-nJ pulses in the green (520 nm) are produced by second-harmonic generation.
© 2007 Optical Society of America
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