Abstract
An efficient double-pulsed Ho:Tm:YLF 2-μm laser amplifier has been demonstrated. 600 mJ per pulse pair under Q-switch operation is achieved with the gain of 4.4, which represents the highest reported optical-to-optical efficiency at this energy level.
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