• DocumentCode
    1461850
  • Title

    High-power, high-brightness master-oscillator power-amplifier copper laser system based on kinetically enhanced active elements

  • Author

    Brown, Daniel J.W. ; Withford, Michael J. ; Piper, James A.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Lasers & Applications, Macquarie Univ., North Ryde, NSW, Australia
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    518
  • Lastpage
    524
  • Abstract
    We report the performance characteristics of a copper laser master-oscillator power-amplifier system incorporating kinetically enhanced active elements. The advantages provided by kinetic enhancement lead to record brightness levels
  • Keywords
    brightness; copper; gas lasers; Cu; MOPA; high-brightness; high-power; kinetically enhanced active elements; master-oscillator power-amplifier copper laser system; performance characteristics; Brightness; Copper; Kinetic theory; Laser beams; Laser feedback; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Power generation; Power lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.914400
  • Filename
    914400