• DocumentCode
    1676411
  • Title

    Dual beam operation of the Astra-Gemini high power laser and upgrades to the Ti:Sapphire amplifiers

  • Author

    Parry, B. ; Hooker, C.J. ; Tang, Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Lab., Didcot, UK
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Special considerations of operating the dual beam facility Gemini are presented. Amplifiers in Astra have been upgraded to improve the contrast, stability and performance with wedged Ti:Sapphire crystals and spatial filtering.
  • Keywords
    laser beams; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Astra-Gemini high power laser; dual beam facility; dual beam operation; spatial filtering; special considerations; upgrades; Crystals; Filtering; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser stability; Measurement by laser beam; Power lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326518
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1676411