Author:
Tamer Issa,Reagan Brendan A.,Galvin Thomas,Galbraith Justin,Sistrunk Emily,Church Andrew,Huete Glenn,Neurath Hansel,Willard Drew,Spinka Thomas
Abstract
We report on the first multi-joule-level Tm:YLF amplifier. In this experimental setup, a Tm:YLF oscillator seeds a 4-pass diode-pumped Tm:YLF amplifier, producing output energies of 3.88J in 20ns and up to 38.1J in long-pulse operation.