Title :
High-energy amplifiers for the LASL glass-laser system
Author :
Mace, Phillip N. ; Tanner, Robert L.
Author_Institution :
University of California, Los Alamos, NM, USA
fDate :
2/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Rod amplifiers of 51-mm diameter and disk amplifiers with diameters of 51 and 86 mm were designed and some units have been built for use in a four-beam high-energy glass laser at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL). The design goals and measured characteristics of these amplifiers are discussed. Data on self-focusing damage in both rods and disks are presented. Important characteristics of capacitor-bank design, flashlamp construction, and laser glass are discussed. Completion of the four-beam system is scheduled for early 1974.
Keywords :
Apertures; Doping; Glass; Laboratories; Laser beams; Optical design; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Structural beams;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1974.1145797
