We report on the successful demonstration of a 150 J nanosecond pulsed cryogenic gas cooled, diode pumped multi slab Yb:YAG laser operating at 1 Hz. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest energy ever recorded for a diode pumped laser system.
Banerjee Saumyabrata, Mason Paul, Phillips Jonathan, Smith Jodie, Butcher Thomas, Spear Jacob , De Vido Mariastefania, Quinn Gary , Clarke Danielle , Ertel Klaus, Hernandez-Gomez Christina, Edwards Chris, Collier John. Pushing the Boundaries of Diode Pumped Solid State Lasers for High Energy Applications[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, , (): .