%0 Journal Article
%T Numerical Simulation of High-Energy, Ytterbium-Doped Amplifier Tunability
%A Celso P. Jo£żo
%A Jo£żo Wemans
%A Gon£żalo Figueira
%J Applied Sciences
%D 2013
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/app3010288
%X The study of wavelength tunability for the gain media Yb:CaF 2 and Yb:YAG in a regenerative amplifier configuration, was performed by using a simulation code previously benchmarked with real data. The results demonstrate that both materials have potential for amplifying pulses up to the milijoule level for wavelengths around 1048¨C1049 nm. In light of this, we propose and evaluate their performance as gain media in the pre-amplifier of a hybrid chain operating at 1053 nm.
%K laser amplifiers
%K simulation
%K ytterbium lasers
%K diode-pumped lasers
%K neodymium lasers
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/3/1/288