Overview of the Lucia laser program: toward 100-Joules, nanosecond-pulse, kW averaged power based on ytterbium diode-pumped solid state laser

J.-C. Chanteloup; H. Yu; G. Bourdet; C. Dambrine; S. Ferre; A. Fulop; S. Le Moal; A. Pichot; G. Le Touze; Z. Zhao

doi:10.1117/12.588341

27 April 2005 Overview of the Lucia laser program: toward 100-Joules, nanosecond-pulse, kW averaged power based on ytterbium diode-pumped solid state laser

J.-C. Chanteloup, H. Yu, G. Bourdet, C. Dambrine, S. Ferre, A. Fulop, S. Le Moal, A. Pichot, G. Le Touze, Z. Zhao

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Proceedings Volume 5707, Solid State Lasers XIV: Technology and Devices; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.588341
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2005, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

We present the current status of the Lucia laser being built at the LULI laboratory, the national civil facility for intense laser matter interaction in France. This diode pumped laser will deliver a 100 Joules, 10 ns, 10 Hz pulse train from Yb:YAG using 4400 power diode laser bars. We first focus on the amplifier stage by describing the reasons for selecting our extraction architecture. Thermal issues and solutions for both laser and pumping heads are then described. Finally, we emphasize more specifically the need for long-lifetime high-laser-damage-threshold coatings and optics.

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J.-C. Chanteloup, H. Yu, G. Bourdet, C. Dambrine, S. Ferre, A. Fulop, S. Le Moal, A. Pichot, G. Le Touze, and Z. Zhao "Overview of the Lucia laser program: toward 100-Joules, nanosecond-pulse, kW averaged power based on ytterbium diode-pumped solid state laser", Proc. SPIE 5707, Solid State Lasers XIV: Technology and Devices, (27 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.588341

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