Title :
Cryogenic composite disk laser for peak and average power scaling
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate high gain producing 60 mJ, 200 ps pulses at 200 Hz from a single 4-mm ASE limited gain-cell. A scaling paradigm utilizing a monolithic array of gain cells is proposed.
Keywords :
composite materials; cryogenics; laser beams; optical arrays; solid lasers; ASE limited gain-cell; average power scaling; cryogenic composite disk laser; energy 60 mJ; frequency 200 Hz; monolithic array; peak power scaling; scaling paradigm; size 4 mm; time 200 ps; Apertures; Cryogenics; Free electron lasers; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical fiber amplifiers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
