Dr. Jan Pilar Profile

Dr. Jan Pilar

Junior Researcher at Institute of Physics of the ASCR vvi

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Publications (21)

Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Demonstration of stable, long-term operation of a kW-class nanosecond pulsed DPSSL operating at 10 J, 100 Hz

Mariastefania De Vido, G. Quinn, D. Clarke, L. McHugh, P. Mason, J. Spear, J. Smith, M. Divoky, J. Pilar, O. Denk, T. Butcher, C. Edwards, T. Mocek, J. Collier

Proceedings Volume PC12864, PC128640E (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020136

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2023 Presentation

Comparison of wavefront sensorless optimization system for high power lasers

Tommaso Furieri, Stefano Bonora, Ondra Denk, Jan Pilar

Proceedings Volume PC12407, PC124070F (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2649850

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Sensors, High power lasers, Point spread functions, Laser systems engineering, Imaging systems, Cameras, Beam shaping, Beam controllers, Sensor calibration

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2023 Presentation

Design and development of a 10 J, 100 Hz DiPOLE diode-pumped solid state laser

Mariastefania De Vido, Gary Quinn, Jacob Spear, Klaus Ertel, Danielle Clarke, Paul Mason, Martin Divoky, Jan Pilar, Magdalena Sawicka-Chyla, Ondrej Slezak, Ondrej Denk, Jan Cvrcek, Petr Navrátil, Jodie Smith, Jonathan Phillips, Saumyabrata Banerjee, Agnieszka Wojtusiak, Thomas Butcher, Martin Smrz, Tomas Mocek, John Collier

Proceedings Volume PC12399, PC123990C (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2654971

KEYWORDS: Laser development, Solid state lasers, Diode pumped solid state lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Optical amplifiers, Laser applications, Fusion energy, Semiconductor lasers, Physics, Materials processing

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Proceedings Article | 26 April 2019 Presentation + Paper

Monocrystalline materials for high-power ultrafast lasers

Jana Preclíková, Karel Bartoš, Jan Polák, Jan Kubát, Jan Pilař, Petr Navrátil, Martin Hanuš, Martin Divoký, Antonio Lucianetti, Martin Fibrich, Michal Košelja, Jonathan Tyler Green, Klaus Ertel, Jonathan Phillips, Mariastefania De Vido, Bedřich Rus, Tomáš Mocek, Jindřich Houžvička

Proceedings Volume 11033, 1103306 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2524953

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Ceramics, Laser systems engineering, High power lasers, Cladding, Cryogenics, YAG lasers, Ultrafast lasers, Laser crystals, Diode pumped solid state lasers

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Proceedings Article | 22 February 2018 Paper

Wavefront correction with photo-controlled deformable mirror

Jan Pilar, Stefano Bonora, Simon Hutchinson, Antonio Lucianetti, Tomas Mocek

Proceedings Volume 10528, 105281T (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2290202

KEYWORDS: Deformable mirrors, Wavefronts, Spatial resolution, Adaptive optics, Numerical simulations, Performance modeling

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2018 Paper

Characterization of Bivoj/DiPOLE 100: HiLASE 100-J/10-Hz diode pumped solid state laser

Jan Pilar, Mariastefania De Vido, Martin Divoky, Paul Mason, Martin Hanus, Klaus Ertel, Petr Navratil, Thomas Butcher, Ondrej Slezak, Saumyabrata Banerjee, Jonathan Phillips, Jodie Smith, Antonio Lucianetti, Cristina Hernandez-Gomez, Chris Edwards, John Collier, Tomas Mocek

Proceedings Volume 10511, 105110X (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2290290

KEYWORDS: Diode pumped solid state lasers, Laser systems engineering, Amplifiers, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2018 Presentation + Paper

100J-level nanosecond pulsed Yb:YAG cryo-cooled DPSSL amplifier

J. Smith, T. Butcher, P. Mason, K. Ertel, P. J. Phillips, S. Banerjee, M. De Vido, O. Chekhlov, M. Divoky, J. Pilar, W. Shaikh, C. Hooker, A. Lucianetti, C. Hernandez Gomez, T. Mocek, C. Edwards, J. Collier

Proceedings Volume 10511, 105110T (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2289579

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Amplifiers, Head, Laser systems engineering, Diodes, Laser applications, Ceramics, Beam shaping, Pulsed laser operation, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 11 May 2017 Paper

Wavefront aberration measurement in a cryogenically cooled Yb:YAG slab using a wavefront sensor

P. Sikocinski, O. Novak, M. Smrz, J. Pilar, H. Jelinkova, A. Endo, A. Lucianetti, T. Mocek

Proceedings Volume 10238, 102380O (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2265933

KEYWORDS: Temperature metrology, Laser beam diagnostics, Amplifiers, Wavefront aberrations, Crystals, Wavefronts, Laser crystals, Thermal effects, Monochromatic aberrations, Zernike polynomials, Laser systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 11 May 2017 Presentation + Paper

A 100 J-level nanosecond DPSSL for high energy density experiments

Thomas Butcher, Paul Mason, Saumyabrata Banerjee, Klaus Ertel, P. Jonathan Phillips, Jodie Smith, Mariastefania De Vido, Oleg Chekhlov, Martin Divoky, Jan Pilat, Gerd Priebe, Toma Toncian, Waseem Shaikh, Chris Hooker, Antonio Lucianetti, Cristina Hernandez-Gomez, Tomas Mocek, Chris Edwards, John Collier

Proceedings Volume 10238, 1023802 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2265765

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Computer aided design, Fiber amplifiers, Diagnostics, Ytterbium, Absorption, Head, Cryogenics, Materials processing, Diode pumped solid state lasers, Laser applications, Pulsed laser operation, Laser energy, Amplifiers, X-ray sources, Laser development, Ceramics

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Proceedings Article | 11 May 2017 Paper

Commissioning of a kW-class nanosecond pulsed DPSSL operating at 105 J, 10 Hz

Paul Mason, Martin Divoký, Thomas Butcher, Jan Pilař, Klaus Ertel, Martin Hanuš, Mariastefania De Vido, Saumyabrata Banerjee, Jonathan Phillips, Jodie Smith, Ian Hollingham, Mihai-George Muresan, Brian Landowski, Jorge Suarez-Merchan, Adrian Thomas, Mark Dominey, Luke Benson, Andrew Lintern, Billy Costello, Stephanie Tomlinson, Steve Blake, Mike Tyldesley, Antonio Lucianetti, Cristina Hernandez-Gomez, Chris Edwards, Tomas Mocek, John Collier

Proceedings Volume 10238, 102380H (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2270399

KEYWORDS: Cryogenics, Laser amplifiers, Ceramics, Diodes, Diode pumped solid state lasers, Laser applications, Optical amplifiers, Ytterbium, YAG lasers, Materials processing, Pulsed laser operation, Surgery, Laser systems engineering, Amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 17 February 2017 Presentation + Paper

A 100J-level nanosecond pulsed DPSSL for pumping high-efficiency, high-repetition rate PW-class lasers

M. De Vido, K. Ertel, P. Mason, S. Banerjee, P. J. Phillips, J. Smith, T. Butcher, O. Chekhlov, M. Divoky, J. Pilar, Chris Hooker, W. Shaikh, A. Lucianetti, C. Hernandez-Gomez, T. Mocek, C. Edwards, J. Collier

Proceedings Volume 10082, 100820M (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250509

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Pulsed laser operation, Ceramics, Laser applications, Prototyping, Laser systems engineering, Energy efficiency, Cryogenics, Semiconductor lasers, Harmonic generation

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2015 Paper

DiPOLE100: A 100 J, 10 Hz DPSSL using cryogenic gas cooled Yb:YAG multi slab amplifier technology

Paul Mason, Saumyabrata Banerjee, Klaus Ertel, P. Jonathan Phillips, Thomas Butcher, Jodie Smith, Mariastefania De Vido, Stephanie Tomlinson, Oleg Chekhlov, Waseem Shaikh, Steve Blake, Paul Holligan, Martin Divoky, Jan Pilar, Cristina Hernandez-Gomez, Justin Greenhalgh, John Collier

Proceedings Volume 9513, 951302 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2180086

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Head, Cryogenics, Diodes, Amplifiers, Pulsed laser operation, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Laser applications, Fiber amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2015 Paper

Assessment of high-power kW-class single-diode bars for use in highly efficient pulsed solid state laser systems

Antonio Lucianetti, Jan Pilar, Alina Pranovich, Martin Divoky, Tomas Mocek, K. Ertel, Helena Jelinkova, P. Crump, C. Frevert, R. Staske, Götz Erbert, Günther Traenkle

Proceedings Volume 9348, 934811 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2077558

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Solid state lasers, Diodes, High power lasers, Laser systems engineering, Diode pumped solid state lasers, Neodymium, Pulsed laser operation, Fiber coupled lasers, Resistance

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2015 Paper

Wavefront control in high average-power multi-slab laser system

Jan Pilar, Stefano Bonora, Martin Divoky, Paul Phillips, Jodie Smith, Klaus Ertel, John Collier, Helena Jelinkova, Antonio Lucianetti, Tomáš Mocek

Proceedings Volume 9343, 93431N (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2079794

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Mirrors, Optical amplifiers, Laser systems engineering, Deformable mirrors, Wavefront sensors, Wavefronts, Actuators, Laser development, Diodes

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Proceedings Article | 3 February 2015 Paper

HiLASE: development of fully diode pumped disk lasers with high average power

M. Divoky, M. Smrz, M. Chyla, P. Sikocinski, P. Severova, O. Novák, J. Huynh, S. S. Nagisetty, T. Miura, C. Liberatore, J. Pilař, O. Slezak, M. Sawicka, V. Jambunathan, L. Gemini, J. Vanda, R. Svabek, A. Endo, A. Lucianetti, D. Rostohar, P. Mason, P. J. Phillips, K. Ertel, S. Banerjee, C. Hernandez-Gomez, J. Collier, T. Mocek

Proceedings Volume 9255, 92550V (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2064420

KEYWORDS: Amplifiers, Optical amplifiers, Picosecond phenomena, Laser systems engineering, Head, Diodes, Pulsed laser operation, Laser applications, Oscillators, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 6 January 2015 Paper

Experimental and theoretical study of deformable mirror actuator arrays

Jan Pilar, Stefano Bonora, Antonio Lucianetti, Helena Jelinkova, Tomas Mocek

Proceedings Volume 9450, 945010 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2073507

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Deformable mirrors, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Monochromatic aberrations, Electrodes, Wavefront sensors, Physics, Adaptive optics, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2014 Paper

Characterization of diode-laser stacks for high-energy-class solid state lasers

Jan Pilar, Pawel Sikocinski, Alina Pranowicz, Martin Divoky, P. Crump, R. Staske, Antonio Lucianetti, Tomas Mocek

Proceedings Volume 8965, 896516 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2042058

KEYWORDS: Diodes, Semiconductor lasers, Solid state lasers, Neodymium, Laser systems engineering, High power lasers, Diode pumped solid state lasers, Fusion energy, Pulsed laser operation, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2014 Paper

Active wavefront control in Hilase multislab high-average-power laser system

Jan Pilar, Stefano Bonora, Ondrej Slezak, Martin Divoky, Magdalena Sawicka-Chyla, Antonio Lucianetti, Tomas Mocek

Proceedings Volume 8960, 89600W (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2036338

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Deformable mirrors, Laser systems engineering, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Mirrors, Glasses, Beam shaping, Optical amplifiers, Optical simulations

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 June 2013

Design of high-energy-class cryogenically cooled Yb³⁺∶YAG multislab laser system with low wavefront distortion

Martin Divoky, Pawel Sikocinski, Jan Pilar, Antonio Lucianetti, Magdalena Sawicka, Ondrej Slezak, Tomáš Mocek

OE, Vol. 52, Issue 06, 064201, (June 2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.52.6.064201

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Proceedings Article | 7 May 2013 Paper

Simulation of performance of wavefront correction using deformable mirror in high-average-power laser systems

Jan Pilar, Martin Divoky, Pawel Sikocinski, Viliam Kmetik, Ondrej Slezak, Antonio Lucianetti, Stefano Bonora, Tomas Mocek

Proceedings Volume 8780, 878011 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017377

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Actuators, Deformable mirrors, Laser systems engineering, Optical simulations, Optical components, Optical amplifiers, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2013 Paper

HiLASE cryogenically-cooled diode-pumped laser prototype for inertial fusion energy

Antonio Lucianetti, Martin Divoky, Magdalena Sawicka, Pawel Sikocinski, Venkatesan Jambunathan, Jan Pilar, Ondrej Slezak, Viliam Kmetik, Jakub Novak, Martin Fibrich, Bedrich Rus, Jöerg Koerner, Joachim Hein, Tomas Mocek

Proceedings Volume 8602, 860208 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.999957

KEYWORDS: Optical amplifiers, Semiconductor lasers, Cryogenics, Head, Fusion energy, Laser systems engineering, Helium, Ytterbium, Spatial filters, Doping

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