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161 W middle infrared ZnGeP2 MOPA system pumped by 300 W-class Ho:YAG MOPA system

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We demonstrated a high-power $Q$-switched two-stage Ho:YAG master-oscillator power-amplifier (MOPA) system dual-end pumped by Tm:YLF lasers. A new method was introduced by rotating and swapping spatial axial directions of pump beams to improve the beam quality of the Ho:YAG oscillator and first-stage amplifier. Two parallel second-stage Ho:YAG amplifiers were employed to output high power. A total maximum average output power of 332 W at 2091 nm with pulse repetition frequency of 20 kHz was achieved. Then a ${{\rm ZnGeP}_2}$ MOPA system was demonstrated using the Ho:YAG MOPA as the pump source. A maximum average output power of 161 W at 3–5 µm was obtained with 290 W incident Ho pump power, corresponding to beam quality factors ${M^2}$ of 3.42 and 3.83 for horizontal and vertical directions, respectively.

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