DocumentCode
520788
Title
Diode-pumped Nd:YAG self-adaptive resonator with a high gain amplifier operating at 100 Hz
Author
Soulard, Rémi ; Brignon, Arnaud ; Raby, Stéphane ; Durand, Eric
Author_Institution
Thales Res. & Technol., Palaiseau, France
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A small intensity gain length product as high as 5.5 is demonstrated in a diode-pumped ceramic Nd:YAG amplifier. This module allows to realize a self-adaptive laser resonator operating at 100Hz and delivering 100mJ, 20ns pulses.
Keywords
Diodes; Gain measurement; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5500387
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