A new paper created in collaboration between HiLASE Centre (Institute of Physics of CAS) and the Central Laser Facility (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory) presents the results of frequency tripling experiments on the BIVOJ laser system.
BIVOJ, a cryogenically gas-cooled multi-slab ytterbium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet laser system, was developed by the two institutions and is currently operated at the HiLASE facility. The researchers have successfully demonstrated third-harmonic generation (THG) at an unprecedented energy level of 50 J per pulse at a repetition rate of 10 times per second.
This advance in generation of high-energy ultraviolet laser pulses could have an impact in multiple industries. In the semiconductor industry, they are crucial for processes such as silicon annealing. They could also play a key role in fusion energy experiments or open up new horizons for laser micromachining.
Congratualtions to the team of authors:
- Jan Pilař (HiLASE Centre, Scientist: High Energy Slab Lasers team)
- Martin Divoký (HiLASE Centre, Team leader of High Energy Slab Lasers)
- Jonathan Phillips (Central Laser Facility)
- Martin Hanuš (HiLASE Centre, Associate scientist: High Energy Slab Lasers)
- Petr Navrátil (HiLASE Centre, Senior researcher: High Energy Slab Lasers)
- Ondřej Denk (HiLASE Centre, Optical engineer: High Energy Slab Lasers)
- Patricie Severová (HiLASE Centre, Team leader of Laser systems and support of experiments)
- Tomáš Paliesek (HiLASE Centre, Ph. D. student)
- Danielle Clarke (Central Laser Facility)
- Martin Smrž (HiLASE Centre, Head of Advanced Laser Development)
- Thomas Butcher (Central Laser Facility)
- Chris Edwards (Central Laser Facility)
- Tomáš Mocek (Head of the HiLASE Centre)
