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Tender: Pulsed Laser Diode System to Pump Yb:YAG Laser Amplifier – STFC (Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)

Released 11 months ago

Closed11 Nov 2025

Est. valueEstimate£70K to £400K

LocationSouth East

AgencyUK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

SourceFind a Tender

CategoryResearch & Development

Submissions closedClosed Tue, 11 Nov 2025

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Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is seeking a supplier for a pulsed laser diode system to pump a ytterbium:YAG (Yb:YAG) laser amplifier generating pulses at a repetition rate of 10 Hz. The Yb:YAG laser is being developed by STFC as a prototype demonstrator for a new diode pumped solid state laser (DPSSL) concept with the potential to provide a low-cost, efficient laser-driver for an inertial fusion energy (IFE) power plant. The purchased system will be installed and operated at the Central Laser Facility (CLF) in a laser laboratory at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK.

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