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Diode-pumped Nd:YAG self-adaptive resonator with a high-gain amplifier operating at 100 Hz

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A small gain-length product as high as 5.5 is demonstrated in a diode-pumped core-doped ceramic Nd:YAG amplifier. This module allows one to realize a self-adaptive laser resonator operating at 100 Hz and delivering single longitudinal mode, 20 ns and 100 mJ laser pulses.

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  1. Thales Research and Technology, 1 Avenue Augustin Fresnel, 91767, Palaiseau Cedex, France

    R. Soulard & A. Brignon

  2. Thales Optronique S.A., 2 avenue Gay Lussac, 78995, Elancourt Cedex, France

    S. Raby & E. Durand

  3. Centre de Recherche sur les Ions, les Matériaux et la Photonique (CIMAP), UMR 6252 CNRS-CEA-ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, 14050, Caen, France

    R. Soulard & R. Moncorgé

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Soulard, R., Brignon, A., Raby, S. et al. Diode-pumped Nd:YAG self-adaptive resonator with a high-gain amplifier operating at 100 Hz. Appl. Phys. B 106, 295–300 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-011-4739-1

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