Abstract
We report on a high-energy high-repetition-rate nanosecond Nd:YAG main oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) system. Maximum output pulse energy of 2.36J with duration of 9.4ns at 50Hz has been achieved. The master oscillator was a LD side-pumped electro-optical Q-switched Nd:YAG rod laser adopting unstable cavity with variable reflectivity mirror (VRM). It delivered a pulse train with energy up to 180mJ and pulse duration of 10.7ns. The near-field pattern demonstrated a nearly super Gaussian flat top profile. In the amplification stage, the pulse was boosted via double-pass two Nd:YAG rod amplifiers. Maximum pulse energy was obtained at the peak pump power of 37.5kW, corresponding to an optical-optical conversion efficiency of 25.2%. The correlative peak power was deduced to be 251MW. We also presented the result of 100Hz nanosecond laser with average output power of >100W.
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