Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 51, Issue 2, 0201005(2024)

YbYAG Single Thin-Disk Regenerative Amplifier with High Stability and High Optical-to-Optical Efficiency

Yusen Shi1,2, Zuqiang Li1,2, Xue Pan1、*, Qi Xiao1, Xiaoyun Tang1, Xinghua Lu1, Jiangfeng Wang1, Panzheng Zhang1, Youen Jiang1, Wei Fan1, Xuechun Li1、**, and Jianqiang Zhu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of High Power Laser and Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Yusen Shi, Zuqiang Li, Xue Pan, Qi Xiao, Xiaoyun Tang, Xinghua Lu, Jiangfeng Wang, Panzheng Zhang, Youen Jiang, Wei Fan, Xuechun Li, Jianqiang Zhu. YbYAG Single Thin-Disk Regenerative Amplifier with High Stability and High Optical-to-Optical Efficiency[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2024, 51(2): 0201005

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Apr. 25, 2023

    Accepted: May. 31, 2023

    Published Online: Jan. 4, 2024

    The Author Email: Pan Xue (pxll33@siom.ac.cn), Li Xuechun (lixuechun@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL230761

    CSTR:32183.14.CJL230761

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