Abstract
We demonstrate a high-energy, in-band, cladding-pumped MOPA at 1563nm that is >1.5 times more efficient than the equivalent core pumped MOPA variant. A maximum pulse energy of 1.4mJ was obtained for 159ns pulses with M2≈1.5.
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