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62-dB-gain multiple-pass slab geometry Nd:YAG amplifier

Journal Article · · Opt. Lett.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.11.000216· OSTI ID:5951097
We have achieved 62 dB of gain in a four-pass 4 mm x 4 mm x 10 cm flash-lamp-pumped Nd:YAG slab laser amplifier. The zigzag-slab geometry permits the overlap of several beams in a small gain volume and thus provides efficient high-gain unsaturated amplification.
Research Organization:
Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford, California 94305
OSTI ID:
5951097
Journal Information:
Opt. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Opt. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 11:4; ISSN OPLED
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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