Title :
High-power, high-brightness master-oscillator power-amplifier copper laser system based on kinetically enhanced active elements
Author :
Brown, Daniel J.W. ; Withford, Michael J. ; Piper, James A.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Lasers & Applications, Macquarie Univ., North Ryde, NSW, Australia
fDate :
4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report the performance characteristics of a copper laser master-oscillator power-amplifier system incorporating kinetically enhanced active elements. The advantages provided by kinetic enhancement lead to record brightness levels
Keywords :
brightness; copper; gas lasers; Cu; MOPA; high-brightness; high-power; kinetically enhanced active elements; master-oscillator power-amplifier copper laser system; performance characteristics; Brightness; Copper; Kinetic theory; Laser beams; Laser feedback; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Power generation; Power lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
