Amplified spontaneous emission and pulse train amplification in a KrF amplifier

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.38569· OSTI ID:6944156

Ackerhalt, J R; Hanson, D E; Adams, R G; Raymond, T D; Reiser, C; Rice, J K; Michie, R B

We present modeling status of pulse-train amplification experiments conducted at Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque (SNLA) with an e-beam pumped KrF laser amplifier. The laser geometry is such that the dominant amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) growth is along the propagation axis. Our numerical studies include the propagation of on axis co- and counter-propagating fields for both the pulse train and ASE simultaneously. The time-dependent gain, absorption, formation and quenching rates are obtained from a state-of-the-art kinetics code developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). 12 refs., 12 figs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6944156
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-88-3777; CONF-881002-26; ON: DE89003485
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
AMPLIFICATION
AMPLIFIERS
BEAM DYNAMICS
DATA
ELECTRICAL PUMPING
ELECTRON BEAM PUMPING
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EXCIMER LASERS
GAS LASERS
INFORMATION
KRYPTON FLUORIDE LASERS
LASERS
NUMERICAL DATA
PULSE AMPLIFIERS
PULSE RISE TIME
PUMPING
THEORETICAL DATA
TIMING PROPERTIES