Diffraction-limited, high average power phase-locking of four 30J beams from discrete Nd:glass zig-zag amplifiers

Title: Diffraction-limited, high average power phase-locking of four 30J beams from discrete Nd:glass zig-zag amplifiers

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A single ND:YLF oscillator beam is amplified in four discrete Nd:glass, flashiamp-pumped, zig-zag amplifiers. The resulting four 30J beams are phase- locked using SBS phase conjugation, resulting in near diffraction-limited 120J pulses from a single aperture at up to a 1 OHz pulse repetition frequency.

Authors:: Dane, C B; Wintemute, J D; Bhachu, B; Hackel, L A

Publication Date:: 1997-04-24

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 358802

Report Number(s):: UCRL-JC-127264; CONF-970510-; CONF-970515-
ON: DE98050951

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: Optical Society of America (OSA) annual conference on lasers and electro-optics, Baltimore, MD (United States); Baltimore, MD (United States), 18-23 May 1997; 18-23 May 1997; Other Information: PBD: 24 Apr 1997

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PHASE STABILITY; AMPLIFICATION; DIFFRACTION

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                    Dane, C B, Wintemute, J D, Bhachu, B, and Hackel, L A. Diffraction-limited, high average power phase-locking of four 30J beams from discrete Nd:glass zig-zag amplifiers.  United States: N. p., 1997. 
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                    Dane, C B, Wintemute, J D, Bhachu, B, & Hackel, L A. Diffraction-limited, high average power phase-locking of four 30J beams from discrete Nd:glass zig-zag amplifiers.  United States.

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                    Dane, C B, Wintemute, J D, Bhachu, B, and Hackel, L A. Thu .  
        "Diffraction-limited, high average power phase-locking of four 30J beams from discrete Nd:glass zig-zag amplifiers".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/358802.

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