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62-dB-gain multiple-pass slab geometry Nd:YAG amplifierA flash-lamp-pumped slab Nd:YAG laser amplifier with 62 dB of gain is demonstrated. The amplifier remains linear for energy extraction up to 12 mJ, and the beam spatial quality remains good at repetition rates up to 10 Hz. The slab geometry provides for gain averaging in the zigzag dimension, thus eliminating the undesirable effects of nonuniform pumping. This averaging and the necessity for only a single compact gain element are valuable attributes that may allow for eventual laser-diode array pumping of the slab Nd:YAG amplifier.
Document ID
19860049143
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Kane, T. J. (Stanford Univ. CA, United States)
Kozlovsky, W. J. (Stanford Univ. CA, United States)
Byer, R. L. (Stanford University CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: Optics Letters
Volume: 11
ISSN: 0146-9592
Subject Category
Lasers And Masers
Accession Number
86A33881
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG1-182
Distribution Limits
Public
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