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Injection-locked single-frequency laser with an output power of 220 W

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A solid-state laser system for the next generation of gravitational wave detectors with an output power of 220 W at the wavelength of 1064 nm is presented. Single-frequency operation of the laser was achieved by injection-locking of a high-power ring oscillator to an amplified non-planar ring oscillator (NPRO) following the Pound–Drever–Hall scheme. The high-power stage which features four longitudinally pumped Nd:YAG laser crystals as active media in a ring resonator configuration was designed for reliable long term operation. Using a non-confocal ring cavity to filter the output beam, a pure TEM00 mode with 168 W output power was obtained.

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  1. Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419, Hannover, Germany

    L. Winkelmann, O. Puncken, R. Kluzik, C. Veltkamp, M. Frede, J. Neumann, P. Wessels & D. Kracht

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut) und Leibniz Universität Hannover, Callinstr. 38, 30167, Hannover, Germany

    P. Kwee, J. Poeld, C. Bogan & B. Willke

  3. Centre for Quantum-Engineering and Space-Time Research—QUEST, Welfengarten 1, 30167, Hannover, Germany

    B. Willke, J. Neumann, P. Wessels & D. Kracht

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Winkelmann, L., Puncken, O., Kluzik, R. et al. Injection-locked single-frequency laser with an output power of 220 W. Appl. Phys. B 102, 529–538 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-011-4411-9

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