High power continuous-wave titanium:sapphire laser
Abstract
A high-power continuous-wave laser resonator is provided, wherein first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth mirrors form a double-Z optical cavity. A first Ti:sapphire rod is disposed between the second and third mirrors and at the mid-point of the length of the optical cavity, and a second Ti:sapphire rod is disposed between the fourth and fifth mirrors at a quarter-length point in the optical cavity. Each Ti:sapphire rod is pumped by two counter-propagating pump beams from a pair of argon-ion lasers. For narrow band operation, a 3-plate birefringent filter and an etalon are disposed in the optical cavity so that the spectral output of the laser consists of 5 adjacent cavity modes. For increased power, seventy and eighth mirrors are disposed between the first and second mirrors to form a triple-Z optical cavity. A third Ti:sapphire rod is disposed between the seventh and eighth mirrors at the other quarter-length point in the optical cavity, and is pumped by two counter-propagating pump beams from a third pair of argon-ion lasers. 5 figures.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5443927
- Patent Number(s):
- 5247527
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-867640
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 13 Apr 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; SOLID STATE LASERS; DESIGN; CAVITY RESONATORS; LASER CAVITIES; LASER MATERIALS; LASER MIRRORS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; LASERS; MATERIALS; MIRRORS; RESONATORS; 426002* - Engineering- Lasers & Masers- (1990-)
Citation Formats
Erbert, G V, Bass, I L, Hackel, R P, Jenkins, S L, Kanz, V K, and Paisner, J A. High power continuous-wave titanium:sapphire laser. United States: N. p., 1993.
Web.
Erbert, G V, Bass, I L, Hackel, R P, Jenkins, S L, Kanz, V K, & Paisner, J A. High power continuous-wave titanium:sapphire laser. United States.
Erbert, G V, Bass, I L, Hackel, R P, Jenkins, S L, Kanz, V K, and Paisner, J A. Tue .
"High power continuous-wave titanium:sapphire laser". United States.
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title = {High power continuous-wave titanium:sapphire laser},
author = {Erbert, G V and Bass, I L and Hackel, R P and Jenkins, S L and Kanz, V K and Paisner, J A},
abstractNote = {A high-power continuous-wave laser resonator is provided, wherein first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth mirrors form a double-Z optical cavity. A first Ti:sapphire rod is disposed between the second and third mirrors and at the mid-point of the length of the optical cavity, and a second Ti:sapphire rod is disposed between the fourth and fifth mirrors at a quarter-length point in the optical cavity. Each Ti:sapphire rod is pumped by two counter-propagating pump beams from a pair of argon-ion lasers. For narrow band operation, a 3-plate birefringent filter and an etalon are disposed in the optical cavity so that the spectral output of the laser consists of 5 adjacent cavity modes. For increased power, seventy and eighth mirrors are disposed between the first and second mirrors to form a triple-Z optical cavity. A third Ti:sapphire rod is disposed between the seventh and eighth mirrors at the other quarter-length point in the optical cavity, and is pumped by two counter-propagating pump beams from a third pair of argon-ion lasers. 5 figures.},
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