Title :
8.4 J at 10 Hz Laser Operation of Nd: Glass Zig-Zag Slab Amplifier Pumped by 290 kW Peak Power Diode Array
Author :
Kurita, T. ; Kawashima, T. ; Matsumoto, O. ; Yasuhara, R. ; Ikegawa, T. ; Sekine, T. ; Kan, Hirofumi ; Furukawa, H. ; Kanabe, T. ; Kawanaka, J. ; Miyanaga, N. ; Nakatsuka, M. ; Norimatsu, T. ; Izawa, Y.
Author_Institution :
Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Japan; Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Japan, kurita@ile.osaka-u.ac.jp
Abstract :
A 1053-nm zig-zag slab laser pumped by 290 kW peak power diode array generated 8.4 J pulse energy in 20 ns at 10 Hz, verifying the energy scaling for IFE driver development.
Keywords :
Diodes; Glass; Laser excitation; Neodymium; Operational amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569379