Title :
Development of 40J Class Repetitive Laser Based on Nd-doped Silica Glass
Author :
Sato, Takao ; Fujimoto, Yasutaka ; Okada, H. ; Yoshida, Hiroyuki ; Nakatsuka, M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng. Osaka Univ., Osaka
Abstract :
We demonstrate a high energy laser oscillation (37.3 J) in Nd doped silica glass (Nd2O3:1.34wt%, Phi30 mm x 300 mm) with high thermal shock parameter (12 W/cm).
Keywords :
laser beams; neodymium; optical glass; solid lasers; 40J class repetitive laser; Nd-doped silica glass; SiO2:Nd; Zeolite method; energy 37.3 J; high energy laser oscillation; high-average-power lasers; Glass; Laser ablation; Laser excitation; Laser fusion; Laser theory; Neodymium; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391132