Abstract
We report the demonstration of a diode-pumped chirped pulse amplification Yb:YAG laser that produces pulses of up to 1.5 J energy compressible to sub-5 ps duration at a repetition rate of 500 Hz (750 W average power). Amplification to high energy takes place in cryogenically cooled Yb:YAG active mirrors designed for kilowatt average power laser operation. This compact laser system will enable new advances in high-average-power ultrashort-pulse lasers and high-repetition-rate tabletop soft -ray lasers. As a first application, the laser was used to pump a 400 Hz laser.
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