Laser amplifier based on a neodymium glass rod 150 mm in diameter

Journal Article · Fri May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2014V044N05ABEH015440· OSTI ID:22375910

Shaykin, A A; Fokin, A P; Soloviev, A A; Kuzmin, A A; Shaikin, I A; Burdonov, K F; Khazanov, E A ^[1]; Charukhchev, A V ^[2]

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1. Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhnii Novgorod (Russian Federation)
2. Public Limited Company "Scientific research Institute for Optoelectronic Instrument Engineering", Leningrad region (Russian Federation)

A unique large-aperture neodymium glass rod amplifier is experimentally studied. The small-signal gain distribution is measured at different pump energies. The aperture-averaged gain is found to be 2.3. The stored energy (500 J), the maximum possible pump pulse repetition rate, and the depolarisation in a single pulse and in a series of pulses with a repetition rate of one pulse per five minutes are calculated based on the investigations performed. It is shown that the use of this amplifier at the exit of the existing laser can increase the output pulse energy from 300 to 600 J. (lasers)

• OSTI ID: 22375910
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 44, Issue 5; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
AMPLIFIERS
LASERS
NEODYMIUM
PULSES
SIGNALS
STORED ENERGY