A high average power dual slab Nd:Glass zigzag laser system

Journal Article · Fri Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1986 · IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/JQE.1986.1072912· OSTI ID:6993887

Eggleston, J M; Albrecht, G F; Petr, R A; Zumdieck, J F

A dual slab Nd: LHG5 glass zigzag optical path laser was constructed with single-sided pumping and tested. A single slab (0.63 x5.6 x35 cm) produced 80 W in an oscillator with an accompanying distortion of only 3 fringes (632.8 nm) as measured by a single-pass interferogram through the slab. Performance was achieved by producing uniform pumping and cooling of the slabs, and by controlling the distortion at the slab ends with pump shields.

• Research Organization: Spectra Technology, Bellevue, WA 98004
• OSTI ID: 6993887
• Journal Information: IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States) Vol. QE-22:11; ISSN IEJQA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
COOLING
DESIGN
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
GLASS
INTERFEROMETRY
LASERS
NEODYMIUM LASERS
OPTICAL PUMPING
OSCILLATORS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
POWER RANGE 10-100 W
PUMPING
PUMPS
SHIELDS
SLABS
SOLID STATE LASERS
TESTING