The Mercury laser: a diode-pumped, gas-cooled Yb:S-FAP solid-state laser

Author

Bibeau, C. ; Beach, R.J. ; Bayramian, A. ; Chanteloup, J.C. ; Ebbers, C.A. ; Emanuel, M.A. ; Kanz, V.K. ; Orth, C.D. ; Rothenberg, Joshua E. ; Schaffers, K.I. ; Skidmore, J.A. ; Smith, L.K. ; Sutton, S.B. ; Zapata, Luis E. ; Payne, Stephen A. ; Powell, H.

Author_Institution

Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

7-12 May 2000

Firstpage

49

Lastpage

50

Abstract

Summary form only given.Gas-cooled, diode-pumped, Yb:crystal lasers are envisioned to be the next-generation inertial confinement fusion (ICF) solid state laser system producing high energy per pulse at modest rep-rates. Innovative solutions for building ICF lasers with high repetition rate and efficiency include: trading the flashlamps for large, low-cost laser diode arrays; using Yb:crystals for greater energy storage and thermal conductivity than Nd:glass; and employing near-sonic helium for cooling of the laser slabs.

Keywords

cooling; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; Ca/sub 5/(PO/sub 4/)/sub 3/F:Yb,S; Mercury laser; Yb:S-FAP solid-state laser; diode pumping; efficiency; gas cooling; inertial confinement fusion; repetition rate; ytterbium doped crystal; Diodes; Gas lasers; Inertial confinement; Laser fusion; Laser modes; Optical pulses; Semiconductor laser arrays; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits; Thermal conductivity;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-634-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2000.906712

Filename

906712