[P-CTu4] C4. High Power, High Energy Lasers

[P-CTu4-03] [No-show]Narrow Linewidth Cr:forsterite Master-Oscillator Power-Amplifier Laser System with Output Energy > 45 mJ

*Lyubomir I. Stoychev¹, Marco Baruzzo^2,3, Jose J. Suárez-Vargas^2,3, Humberto Cabrera^2,4, Ivaylo P. Nikolov⁵, Alexander A. Demidovich⁵, Miltcho B. Danailov⁵, Andrea Vacchi^2,3 (1. ISSP, BAS (Bulgaria), 2. INFN Triest (Italy), 3. Univ. Udine (Italy), 4. ICTP, Triest (Italy), 5. Elettra-Sincotrone (Italy))

A master-oscillator power-amplifier Cr:forsterite laser is presented with narrow linewidth of only 0.5 pm (95 MHz), beam quality factor Mx2=1.94, My2=1.70, an output energy of 45 mJ and quantum efficiency of 10.5%.