Study of the self-phase-locking of a pulsed three-channel holographic Nd:YAG laser by gain gratings

doi:10.1070/QE2007V037N02ABEH013264

Title: Study of the self-phase-locking of a pulsed three-channel holographic Nd:YAG laser by gain gratings

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The conditions of phase locking of a three-channel holographic Nd:YAG laser system based on self-pumped phase-conjugate oscillators emitting giant 100-mJ, 60-ns monopulses in each of the channels are investigated experimentally. The pulse-to-pulse stable self-phase-locking of the laser system with a pulse repetition rate up to 20 Hz is obtained. The mutual coherence of laser channels was increased up to 0.87 by separating the controlling channel which initiates lasing in a set of controllable channels generating synchronous monopulses. (control of laser radiation parameters)

Authors:

Basiev, Tasoltan T; Osiko, Vyacheslav V ^[1]; Gavrilov, A V; Smetanin, S N; Fedin, A V ^[2]

Laser Materials and Technology Research Center, A. M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)
V.A. Degtyarev Kovrov State Technological Academy, Kovrov, Vladimir region (Russian Federation)

Publication Date:: Wed Feb 28 00:00:00 EST 2007

OSTI Identifier:: 21466611

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Resource Relation:: Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.); Journal Volume: 37; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE2007v037n02ABEH013264

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; GAIN; GRATINGS; HOLOGRAPHY; MODE LOCKING; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OSCILLATORS; PHASE STABILITY; PULSES; AMPLIFICATION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; LASERS; SOLID STATE LASERS; STABILITY

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                    Basiev, Tasoltan T, Osiko, Vyacheslav V, Gavrilov, A V, Smetanin, S N, and Fedin, A V. Study of the self-phase-locking of a pulsed three-channel holographic Nd:YAG laser by gain gratings.  United States: N. p., 2007. 
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                    Basiev, Tasoltan T, Osiko, Vyacheslav V, Gavrilov, A V, Smetanin, S N, & Fedin, A V. Study of the self-phase-locking of a pulsed three-channel holographic Nd:YAG laser by gain gratings.  United States.  doi:10.1070/QE2007V037N02ABEH013264.

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                    Basiev, Tasoltan T, Osiko, Vyacheslav V, Gavrilov, A V, Smetanin, S N, and Fedin, A V. Wed .  
        "Study of the self-phase-locking of a pulsed three-channel holographic Nd:YAG laser by gain gratings".  United States.  
        doi:10.1070/QE2007V037N02ABEH013264.

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  title        = {Study of the self-phase-locking of a pulsed three-channel holographic Nd:YAG laser by gain gratings},

  author       = {Basiev, Tasoltan T and Osiko, Vyacheslav V and Gavrilov, A V and Smetanin, S N and Fedin, A V},

  abstractNote = {The conditions of phase locking of a three-channel holographic Nd:YAG laser system based on self-pumped phase-conjugate oscillators emitting giant 100-mJ, 60-ns monopulses in each of the channels are investigated experimentally. The pulse-to-pulse stable self-phase-locking of the laser system with a pulse repetition rate up to 20 Hz is obtained. The mutual coherence of laser channels was increased up to 0.87 by separating the controlling channel which initiates lasing in a set of controllable channels generating synchronous monopulses. (control of laser radiation parameters)},

  doi          = {10.1070/QE2007V037N02ABEH013264},

  journal      = {Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)},

  number       = 2,

  volume       = 37,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Feb 28 00:00:00 EST 2007},

  month        = {Wed Feb 28 00:00:00 EST 2007}

}

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