Abstract

Pulsed diode pumped solid state lasers are versatile and powerful sources for an increasing number of applications. Yet, the energy that is available from a single oscillator is often too low and the laser pulses need amplification in order to reach the needed level of energy. Regenerative amplification is a good way to achieve that and regenerative amplifiers are widely used for amplifying laser pulses from the femtosecond to the nanosecond regimes. In a regenerative cavity, the amplification medium is either end pumped or side pumped.

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