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High repetition rate and high pulse energy laser system as a pump source for Ti:sapphire laser used in laser-driven plasma soft X-ray laser system are required. We developed a new Nd:YAG laser system using master oscillator power amplifier platform. The maximum output energy as over 4 J was obtained at an operating frequency of 50 Hz with a negligible amplified spontaneous emission.
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This work was supported by Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, “Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP), Infrastructure Maintenance, Renovation, and Management” (funding agency: JST).
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Mikami, K., Hasegawa, N., Okada, H., Kondo, S., Nishikino, M., Kawachi, T. (2018). Development of a High Repetition Rate and High Pulse Energy Nd:YAG MOPA Laser System. In: Kawachi, T., Bulanov, S., Daido, H., Kato, Y. (eds) X-Ray Lasers 2016. ICXRL 2016. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 202. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73025-7_61
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