• DocumentCode
    500606
  • Title

    2.3 kW cryogenically cooled Yb:YAG laser

  • Author

    Brasseur, Jason K. ; Abeeluck, Akheelesh K. ; Awtry, Andrew R. ; Meng, Lei S. ; Shortoff, Kevin E. ; Miller, Nicholas J. ; Hampton, Richard K. ; Cuchiara, Michael H. ; Neumann, David K.

  • Author_Institution
    Directed Energy Solutions, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present our 2.3-kW Yb:YAG master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) which has shown optical wall-plug efficiencies above 30-% with excellent beam quality. In addition, we will present our all-cryogenic Yb:YAG laser.
  • Keywords
    cooling; laser beams; solid lasers; ytterbium; YAG:Yb; cryogenically cooled laser; laser beam quality; master oscillator power amplifier; optical wall-plug efficiency; power 2.3 kW; Cryogenics; Crystals; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Power amplifiers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.3615) Lasers, ytterbium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5226019