Title :
Phase conjugation to upgrade efficiency of solid-state-laser energy conversion to narrow-band TEM00 mode pulses
Author :
Andreyev, N.F. ; Matveyev, A.Z. ; Kocherov, A.A. ; Palashov, O.V. ; Pasmanik, G.A. ; Khazanov, E.A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Acad. of Sci., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
fDate :
2/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The possibility of increasing the radiation energy extraction from active elements of YAG:Nd lasers using an oscillator combined with a double-pass amplifier, as well as a four-pass scheme, is shown
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser modes; neodymium; optical phase conjugation; solid lasers; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Q-swithing; SBS; YAG:Nd; YAG:Nd lasers; YAl5O12:Nd; active elements; double-pass amplifier; four-pass scheme; narrow-band TEM00 mode pulses; oscillator; phase conjugation; radiation energy extraction; solid-state-laser energy conversion; Energy conversion; Laser beams; Mirrors; Narrowband; Optical amplifiers; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Phase change materials; Pulse amplifiers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
