Master oscillator power amplifier experiment for the determination of the gain coefficient and saturation intensity for an electron-beam-excited KrF amplifier
Journal Article
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· Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)
A master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) experiment using an electron-beam-excited KrF oscillator and amplifier is described. The amplifier gain as a function of input intensity is determined. A comparison of the measured gain with calculations using a steady-state analysis yields a determination of the small-signal gain coefficient and saturation intensity for the amplifier operating with two different gas mixtures. The small-signal gain is found to be more than an order of magnitude larger than the nonsaturable loss, indicating that efficient energy extraction from the amplifier is possible under the high excitation conditions (1.5--6 MW/cm/sup 3/) of this study.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185
- OSTI ID:
- 5803229
- Journal Information:
- Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 36:3; ISSN APPLA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
AMPLIFIERS
BEAMS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DATA
DISPERSIONS
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EXCITATION
FLUIDS
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
GAIN
GAS LASERS
GASES
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
KRYPTON COMPOUNDS
KRYPTON FLUORIDES
LASERS
LEPTON BEAMS
LOSSES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MIXTURES
OSCILLATORS
PARTICLE BEAMS
RARE GAS COMPOUNDS
STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
AMPLIFIERS
BEAMS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DATA
DISPERSIONS
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EXCITATION
FLUIDS
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
GAIN
GAS LASERS
GASES
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
KRYPTON COMPOUNDS
KRYPTON FLUORIDES
LASERS
LEPTON BEAMS
LOSSES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MIXTURES
OSCILLATORS
PARTICLE BEAMS
RARE GAS COMPOUNDS
STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS