The Use of Large Transparent Ceramics in a High Powered, Diode Pumped Solid State Laser

Conference · Mon Sep 24 00:00:00 EDT 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/ASSP.2008.WC5· OSTI ID:926061

Yamamoto, R; Bhachu, B; Cutter, K; Fochs, S; Letts, S; Parks, C; Rotter, M; Soules, T

The advent of large transparent ceramics is one of the key enabling technological advances that have shown that the development of very high average power compact solid state lasers is achievable. Large ceramic neodymium doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) amplifier slabs are used in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) Solid State Heat Capacity Laser (SSHCL), which has achieved world record average output powers in excess of 67 kilowatts. We will describe the attributes of using large transparent ceramics, our present system architecture and corresponding performance; as well as describe our near term future plans.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 926061
• Report Number(s): UCRL-CONF-235413; TRN: US200807%%488
• Resource Relation: Conference: Presented at: ASSP 2008, Nara, Japan, Jan 27 - Jan 30, 2008
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ALUMINIUM
AMPLIFIERS
ARCHITECTURE
CERAMICS
GARNETS
LASERS
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
NEODYMIUM
PERFORMANCE
SOLID STATE LASERS
SPECIFIC HEAT
YTTRIUM