Optically pumped HBr master oscillator power amplifier operating in the mid-infrared region

Wayne Koen*, Cobus Jacobs, M. J. Daniel Esser, Hencharl J. Strauss

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Abstract

An optically end-pumped HBr master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) has been demonstrated for what we believe is the first time. It produced up to 10.3 mJ per pulse at 4.20 and 4.34 μm when pumped with a single frequency Ho: YLFMOPA system at a pulse repetition frequency of 50 Hz.Wavelength selection with the use of an intracavity CO2 absorption cell was also demonstrated, forcing the oscillator to emit at 3.89, 4.13, and 4.16 μm simultaneously, with a maximum output energy of 6.5 mJ per pulse after amplification.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)A154-A162
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
Volume37
Issue number11
Early online date9 Jul 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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