Title :
100 kW coherently combined slab MOPAs
Author :
McNaught, Stuart J. ; Komine, Hiroshi ; Weiss, S. Benjamin ; Simpson, Randy ; Johnson, Adam M F ; Machan, Jason ; Asman, Charles P. ; Weber, Mark ; Jones, Gina C. ; Valley, Marcy M. ; Jankevics, Andrew ; Burchman, David ; McClellan, Michael ; Sollee, Jeff
Author_Institution :
Northrop Grumman Space Technol., Redondo Beach, CA, USA
Abstract :
We are developing a 100-kW Nd:YAG cw solid-state laser system. Seven wavefront-corrected 15-kW MOPA (master oscillator power amplifier) laser chains are phase locked to achieve a single aperture output beam with good beam quality.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser mode locking; neodymium; oscillators; power amplifiers; solid lasers; YAG:Nd; coherently combined slab MOPA; laser beam quality; master oscillator power amplifier; phase locking; power 100 kW; power 15 kW; solid-state laser system; wavefront-corrected MOPA; Acoustic beams; Adaptive optics; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Optical amplifiers; Phase modulation; Power lasers; Power system reliability; Slabs; Solid lasers; (010.1080) Active or adaptive optics; (140.3280) Laser amplifiers; (140.3290) Laser arrays; (140.3530) Laser, neodymium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
