Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 9, 0914011(2024)

Discrete Path Nd∶YAG Innoslab Laser Amplifier Operating at 2 kHz Repetition Rate

Yilan Chen1,2, Jiqiao Liu2,3、*, Mingjian Wang3, Xiao Chen3, and Xiaolei Zhu1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Space Laser Communication and Detection Technology, 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
  • 3Laboratory of Space Laser Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jan. 4, 2023

    Accepted: Mar. 19, 2023

    Published Online: May. 6, 2024

    The Author Email: Jiqiao Liu (x_qiao@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP223183

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP223183

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