Abstract
Using a novel broadband Yb-doped crystal close-loop cooled at −130°C we demonstrate a 2–6-W multi-kilohertz amplifier delivering sub-200-fs pulses with energies up to 2 mJ. This technology is straightforwardly scalable toward a kHz-repetition-rate multi-mJ output.
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