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Tailored pulse sequences from an 880 nm pumped Nd:YVO4 bounce amplifier

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We report on an 880 nm quasi-continuously pumped Nd:YVO4 grazing-incidence “bounce” amplifier, operating at a 300 Hz repetition rate. More than 70 dB small signal gain is achieved with a single crystal. Combined with fast programmable modulators, high-contrast and near-diffraction-limited pulse sequences at the 100 μJ level are produced and can be tailored in terms of pulse duration, amplitude, and a temporal spacing well into the microsecond range. This system could significantly improve extreme-UV comb generation based on parametric amplification and harmonic upconversion of two near-IR comb laser pulses.

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