@article{18a40c5a1f894db499332ded6d5f5de8,
title = "Improved stability second harmonic conversion of a diode-pumped Yb:YAG laser at the 0.5 kW level",
abstract = "We report on efficient and stable, type-I phase-matched second harmonic conversion of a nanosecond high-energy, diode-pumped, Yb:YAG laser. With a frequency-doubling crystal in an enclosed, temperature controller with optical windows, 0.5% energy stability was achieved for approximately half an hour. This resulted in 48.9 J pulses at 10 Hz (489 W) and a conversion efficiency of 73.8%. These results are particularly important for stable and reliable operation of high-energy, frequency-doubled lasers.",
author = "Danielle Clarke and Jonathan Phillips and Martin Divoky and Jan Pilar and Petr Navratil and Martin Hanus and Patricie Severova and Ondrej Denk and Tomas Paliesek and Martin Smrz and Paul Mason and Thomas Butcher and Chris Edwards and John Collier and Tomas Mocek",
note = "Funding Information: Regional Development Fund and the state budget of the Czech Republic project HiLASE CoE (CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_006/0000674). Funding Information: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/S022821/1); European Union{\textquoteright}s Horizon 2020 (739573); European Regional Development Fund and the state budget of the Czech Republic project HiLASE CoE (CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_006/0000674). Publisher Copyright: Journal {\textcopyright} 2023 Optica Publishing Group.",
year = "2023",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1364/OL.497181",
language = "English",
volume = "48",
pages = "6320--6323",
journal = "Optics Letters",
issn = "0146-9592",
publisher = "OSA Publishing",
number = "23",
}