Title :
Compact, single-frequency, high-power Nd: glass laser
Author :
Yanovsky, V.P. ; Richardson, M.C. ; Miesak, E.J.
Author_Institution :
Center for Res. in Electroopt. & Lasers, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
fDate :
4/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A compact, single-frequency high-power Nd:glass laser was developed. Single longitudinal mode operation of the oscillator was provided by injection-seeding it with CW laser radiation. A four-pass amplifier with a spatial filter provided an output energy of 2.7 J with more than 30% extraction efficiency. The output beam divergency was twice the diffraction limit
Keywords :
laser modes; neodymium; solid lasers; spatial filters; 2.7 J; 30 percent; CW laser radiation; compact single-frequency high-power Nd:glass laser; diffraction limit; extraction efficiency; four-pass amplifier; injection-seeding; oscillator; output beam divergency; output energy; single longitudinal mode operation; spatial filter; Glass; Laser beams; Laser fusion; Laser modes; Lasers and electrooptics; Neodymium; Optical amplifiers; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; X-ray lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
