• 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