A laser amplifier module having an enclosure includes an input window, a mirror optically coupled to the input window and disposed in a first plane, and a first amplifier head disposed along an optical amplification path adjacent a first end of the enclosure. The laser amplifier module also includes a second amplifier head disposed along the optical amplification path adjacent a second end of the enclosure and a cavity mirror disposed along the optical amplification path.

A laser amplifier module having an enclosure includes an input window, a mirror optically coupled to the input window and disposed in a first plane, and a first amplifier head disposed along an optical amplification path adjacent a first end of the enclosure. The laser amplifier module also includes a second amplifier head disposed along the optical amplification path adjacent a second end of the enclosure and a cavity mirror disposed along the optical amplification path.

Laser-apparatus includes a fiber-MOPA arranged to deliver amplified seed optical pulses having a wavelength of about 1043 nanometers to a multi-pass ytterbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet solid-state optical amplifier for further amplification.

A solid-state laser system may include: a solid-state laser unit configured to output first pulsed laser light with a first wavelength and second pulsed laser light with a second wavelength; a first solid-state amplifier configured to receive the first pulsed laser light, and output third pulsed laser light with the first wavelength; a wavelength converter configured to receive the third pulsed laser light, and output harmonic light with a third wavelength; a second solid-state amplifier configured to receive the second pulsed laser light, and output fourth pulsed laser light with the second wavelength; a Raman laser unit configured to receive the fourth pulsed laser light, and output Stokes light with a fourth wavelength; and a wavelength conversion system configured to receive the harmonic light and the Stokes light, and output fifth pulsed laser light with a fifth wavelength converted in wavelength from the third wavelength and the fourth wavelength.

A solid-state laser system may include: a solid-state laser unit configured to output first pulsed laser light with a first wavelength and second pulsed laser light with a second wavelength; a first solid-state amplifier configured to receive the first pulsed laser light, and output third pulsed laser light with the first wavelength; a wavelength converter configured to receive the third pulsed laser light, and output harmonic light with a third wavelength; a second solid-state amplifier configured to receive the second pulsed laser light, and output fourth pulsed laser light with the second wavelength; a Raman laser unit configured to receive the fourth pulsed laser light, and output Stokes light with a fourth wavelength; and a wavelength conversion system configured to receive the harmonic light and the Stokes light, and output fifth pulsed laser light with a fifth wavelength converted in wavelength from the third wavelength and the fourth wavelength.

A multipass fiber amplifier comprises a micro-optic-module polarization separating device including a first ASE blocking device, a micro-optic-module 90 polarization rotating reflector including a second ASE blocking device, a pump source for providing pump light; a micro-optic-module wavelength-division multiplexer (WDM) for combining the pump light and the laser beam; and a gain fiber having a first end and a second end for amplifying the laser beam using the pump light, where the first ASE blocking device is coupled to the first end of the gain fiber and the second ASE blocking device is coupled to the second end of the gain fiber.

A multipass fiber amplifier comprises a micro-optic-module polarization separating device including a first ASE blocking device, a micro-optic-module 90 polarization rotating reflector including a second ASE blocking device, a pump source for providing pump light; a micro-optic-module wavelength-division multiplexer (WDM) for combining the pump light and the laser beam; and a gain fiber having a first end and a second end for amplifying the laser beam using the pump light, where the first ASE blocking device is coupled to the first end of the gain fiber and the second ASE blocking device is coupled to the second end of the gain fiber.

Provided are a pulse width stretcher and a chirped pulse amplifier including the same. The pulse width stretcher includes first and second multiple reflection mirrors, and a pulse group-delay dispersion block disposed between the first and second multiple reflection mirrors and configured to refract a pulse laser beam to stretch a pulse width of the pulse laser beam.

An autocorrelator and a pulse amplifying device including the same are provided. The autocorrelator includes a parabolic mirror configured to transmit and reflect pulse laser beam, a prism on one side of the parabolic mirror and configured to split the pulse laser beam, a first lower retro-reflector under the prism and provided at a first distance from the prism to reflect a portion of the pulse laser beam, a first upper retro-reflector on the prism, provided at a second distance different from the first distance from the prism, and configured to reflect another portion of the pulse laser beam to generate a first time difference between pulses of the pulse laser beam upper retro-reflector, and a first sensor under the parabolic mirror and configured to receive the pulse laser beam to detect a pulse width of the pulse laser beam.