Title :
Derivation of the Frantz-Nodvik Equation for Diode-Side-Pumped Zigzag Slab Laser Amplifiers With Gaussian Laser Mode and Pump Beam Shapes
Author :
Kay, Richard B. ; Poulios, Demetrios ; Coyle, Donald Barry ; Stysley, Paul R. ; Clarke, Gregory B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., American Univ., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The theory for Gaussian beam pulse propagation in a zigzag slab amplifier with a Gaussian pump distribution is detailed. Provisions are made for amplification of an input signal with an elliptical Gaussian spatial mode by modifying the time-dependent photon transport equations as described by Eggleston Frantz, and Injeyan. A comparison is made with experimental results of a diode-side-pumped zigzag slab amplifier element amplifying a near-Gaussian beam.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical pulse shaping; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; Frantz-Nodvik equation; Gaussian beam pulse propagation; Gaussian laser mode; Gaussian pump distribution; diode-side-pumped zigzag slab laser amplifiers; elliptical Gaussian spatial mode; pump beam shapes; time-dependent photon transport equations; Equations; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Measurement by laser beam; Slabs; Laser diode-side-pumping; spatial pump distribution; zigzag slab amplifiers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2011.2114329
