Laser amplifier chain
Abstract
A laser amplifier chain has a plurality of laser amplifiers arranged in a chain to sequentially amplify a low-power signal beam to produce a significantly higher-power output beam. Overall efficiency of such a chain is improved if high-gain, low efficiency amplifiers are placed on the upstream side of the chain where only a very small fraction of the total pumped power is received by the chain and low-gain, high-efficiency amplifiers are placed on the downstream side where a majority of pumping energy is received by the chain.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868513
- Patent Number(s):
- 5157545
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- laser; amplifier; chain; plurality; amplifiers; arranged; sequentially; amplify; low-power; signal; beam; produce; significantly; higher-power; output; overall; efficiency; improved; high-gain; placed; upstream; fraction; total; pumped; power; received; low-gain; high-efficiency; downstream; majority; pumping; energy; power signal; power output; output beam; laser amplifier; signal beam; pumping energy; amplifier chain; overall efficiency; laser amplifiers; /359/372/
Citation Formats
Hackel, Richard P. Laser amplifier chain. United States: N. p., 1992.
Web.
Hackel, Richard P. Laser amplifier chain. United States.
Hackel, Richard P. Wed .
"Laser amplifier chain". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868513.
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abstractNote = {A laser amplifier chain has a plurality of laser amplifiers arranged in a chain to sequentially amplify a low-power signal beam to produce a significantly higher-power output beam. Overall efficiency of such a chain is improved if high-gain, low efficiency amplifiers are placed on the upstream side of the chain where only a very small fraction of the total pumped power is received by the chain and low-gain, high-efficiency amplifiers are placed on the downstream side where a majority of pumping energy is received by the chain.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
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