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New slab and solid-state laser technologies and applications; Proceedings of the Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, Jan. 15, 16, 1987

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5385988
Papers are presented on the fracture mechanism and the strengthening of slab lasers; strengthened glass for high average power laser applications; the use of Nd:Cr:GSGG to replace Nd:YAG; and the floating zone growth and properties of Ti(3+)-Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/. A fixed cavity moving slab Nd:glass laser; the performance of a conduction cooled Nd:glass slab laser; and the scaling and configuring diode pumped slab lasers are considered. The thermal fracture in some nonlinear optical materials; second harmonic generation of slab lasers; and Nd:YAG slab oscillators, amplifiers, and optical phase conjugation are examined. The effects of parasitic oscillations and amplified spontaneous emission on the energy storage capacity in slab laser systems; solar pumped solid state lasers; and the use of a tunable Nd:glass drived Raman laser for a DIAL application are discussed.
OSTI ID:
5385988
Report Number(s):
CONF-8701117-
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English