Abstract
A novel scheme is described that overcomes parametric-fluorescence limitations of quasi-phase-matched, optical-parametric chirped-pulse amplification to produce millijoule pulse energies at 1053 nm. High gain, beam quality, bandwidth, and extreme prepulse contrast are demonstrated.
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