Amplification of single pulses in a gadolinium scandium gallium garnet crystal activated with Cr/sup 3 +/ and Nd/sup 3 +/

Journal Article · Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1985 · Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE1985v015n11ABEH007955· OSTI ID:6113548

Zharikov, E V; Laptev, V V; Natarov, S Y; Osiko, V V; Pashinin, P P; Prokhorov, A M; Shklovskii, E I; Shcherbakov, I A

The gain Nsigma = 0.7 cm/sup -1/ was determined for an active element in the form of a gadolinium scandium gallium garnet (GSGG) crystal activated with Cr/sup 3 +/ and Nd/sup 3 +/. The total gain exceeded 10/sup 3/ in a two-pass compact GSGG:Cr/sup 3 +/:Nd/sup 3 +/ laser amplifier.

• Research Organization: Institute of General Physics, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 6113548
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 15:11
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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