We present a high-repetition-rate, high-pulse-energy, high-beam-quality, and high-average-power laser system using an ultraclean closed-type stimulated-Brillouin-scattering phase-conjugate mirror (SBS-PCM). By controlling microparticles of SBS-PCM down to 40 nm, thermal load capacity of such closed-type SBS-PCM was greatly improved, which presented the best reported cleanliness. The closed-type SBS-PCM, lacking scanning wedge plates, achieved reflectivity as high as 92% and showed no optical breakdown phenomena or obvious thermal effects at a 500 Hz pulse-repetition frequency (PRF). Operation at 550 W output power, approximately 1.1 J pulse energy, and beam quality M of approximately 2 represents, to our knowledge, the best reported performance. Thermal phase distortion was compensated, and the maximum-output-power pulse-width compression improved from 30 ns to approximately 10 ns.

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We present a high-repetition-rate, high-pulse-energy, high-beam-quality, and high-average-power laser system using an ultraclean closed-type stimulated-Brillouin-scattering phase-conjugate mirror (SBS-PCM). By controlling microparticles of SBS-PCM down to 40 nm, thermal load capacity of such closed-type SBS-PCM was greatly improved, which presented the best reported cleanliness. The closed-type SBS-PCM, lacking scanning wedge plates, achieved reflectivity as high as 92% and showed no optical breakdown phenomena or obvious thermal effects at a 500 Hz pulse-repetition frequency (PRF).

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