An overview of polarisation control in high-energy, diode-pumped, solid-state lasers

Danielle Clarke; Lydia Dixon; Ryan McGuigan; Helmut Kessler; Chris Bridle; Mariastefania De Vido; Daniel Esser

doi:10.1117/12.2654149

9 March 2023 An overview of polarisation control in high-energy, diode-pumped, solid-state lasers

Danielle Clarke, Lydia Dixon, Ryan McGuigan, Helmut Kessler, Chris Bridle, Mariastefania De Vido, Daniel Esser

Proceedings Volume PC12399, Solid State Lasers XXXII: Technology and Devices; PC123990E (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2654149
Event: SPIE LASE, 2023, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

High-energy, diode-pumped, solid-state laser technology, such as DiPOLE, is key for a wide range of applications including the realisation of petawatt-class chirped pulse amplification systems operating at an unprecedented 10Hz repetition rate. In particular, optimisation of the non-linear frequency conversion process from 1030nm to 515nm is required for pumping titanium sapphire, a common gain material. This process is polarisation-sensitive and suffers from losses due to depolarisation, an effect that causes the polarisation state of the beam to vary across the beam aperture. A summary of the methods used for measuring and controlling polarisation in DiPOLE systems will be presented.

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Danielle Clarke, Lydia Dixon, Ryan McGuigan, Helmut Kessler, Chris Bridle, Mariastefania De Vido, and Daniel Esser "An overview of polarisation control in high-energy, diode-pumped, solid-state lasers", Proc. SPIE PC12399, Solid State Lasers XXXII: Technology and Devices, PC123990E (9 March 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2654149

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