[P-CTh1] C1. Solid State, Fiber, and Other Laser Sources

[P-CTh1-09] Development of high average power ns-pulse laser using an Yb:YAG thin-rod

*Shotaro Hirao¹, Ryosuke Kaneda¹, Juri Ogawa¹, Ryo Kurihara¹, Yukihiro Inoue¹, Takeshi higashiguchi¹ (1. Utsunomiya Univ. (Japan))

[Presentation Style] Onsite

We demonstrated the 5-ns, 1030-nm amplification by a 30-mm long Yb:YAG thin rod. At an excitation power of 45 W at 940 nm, a maximum average power of 1.3 W was obtained for forward excitation．