Reflex ring laser amplifier system
Abstract
A laser pulse is injected into an unstable ring resonator-amplifier structure. Inside this resonator the laser pulse is amplified, spatially filtered and magnified. The laser pulse is recirculated in the resonator, being amplified, filtered and magnified on each pass. The magnification is chosen so that the beam passes through the amplifier in concentric non-overlapping regions similar to a single pass MOPA. After a number of passes around the ring resonator the laser pulse is spatially large enough to exit the ring resonator system by passing around an output mirror.
- Inventors:
-
- (Livermore, CA)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865652
- Patent Number(s):
- 4549144
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC) LLNL
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- reflex; laser; amplifier; pulse; injected; unstable; resonator-amplifier; structure; inside; resonator; amplified; spatially; filtered; magnified; recirculated; pass; magnification; chosen; beam; passes; concentric; non-overlapping; regions; similar; single; mopa; exit; passing; output; mirror; beam passes; laser pulse; laser amplifier; single pass; spatially filtered; /359/372/
Citation Formats
Summers, Mark A. Reflex ring laser amplifier system. United States: N. p., 1985.
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Summers, Mark A. Reflex ring laser amplifier system. United States.
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"Reflex ring laser amplifier system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865652.
@article{osti_865652,
title = {Reflex ring laser amplifier system},
author = {Summers, Mark A.},
abstractNote = {A laser pulse is injected into an unstable ring resonator-amplifier structure. Inside this resonator the laser pulse is amplified, spatially filtered and magnified. The laser pulse is recirculated in the resonator, being amplified, filtered and magnified on each pass. The magnification is chosen so that the beam passes through the amplifier in concentric non-overlapping regions similar to a single pass MOPA. After a number of passes around the ring resonator the laser pulse is spatially large enough to exit the ring resonator system by passing around an output mirror.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1985},
month = {1}
}
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