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Spatio‐Temporal Characterization of Pump‐Induced Wavefront Aberrations in Yb 3 + ‐Doped Materials (Laser Photonics Rev. 12(2)/2018)
Author(s) -
Tamer Issa,
Keppler Sebastian,
Hornung Marco,
Körner Jörg,
Hein Joachim,
Kaluza Malte C.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
laser and photonics reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.778
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1863-8899
pISSN - 1863-8880
DOI - 10.1002/lpor.201870014
Subject(s) - laser , optics , ytterbium , materials science , characterization (materials science) , joule (programming language) , photonics , doping , optoelectronics , diode , laser pumping , wavefront , optical pumping , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
High Power Lasers In article number 1700211, Issa Tamer and co‐workers utilize Yb:CaF 2 crystal and Yb:FP‐glass within the high power ultrashort POLARIS laser system to amplify near‐infrared laser pulses up to energies in the Joule regime. A comprehensive spatio‐temporal characterization of pump‐induced aberrations across the free aperture of the considered diode‐pumped active materials is presented. All relevant material constants are determined, allowing for accurate modeling of the aberrations. For the further development of next‐generation high power laser systems, extensive knowledge of the spatio‐temporal behavior of these aberrations is required.