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Experimental investigation of saturation of the gain experienced by 1 nsec laser pulses in neodymium glasses

Journal Article · · Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
Direct measurements were made of saturation of the gain experienced by 1 nsec laser pulses in silicate (GLS1) and phosphate (GLS21) neodymium glass amplifiers. The energy density at the output reached 6 J/cm/sup 2/. The measurement method employed made it possible to reduce considerably the errors resulting from small-scale self-focusing of the laser beam and from an inhomogeneous distribution of the energy density in the beam.
OSTI ID:
6204372
Journal Information:
Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 10:12; ISSN SJQEA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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