Title : 
Development of 40J Class Repetitive Laser Based on Nd-doped Silica Glass
         
        
            Author : 
Sato, Takao ; Fujimoto, Yasutaka ; Okada, H. ; Yoshida, Hiroyuki ; Nakatsuka, M.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Inst. of Laser Eng. Osaka Univ., Osaka
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We demonstrate a high energy laser oscillation (37.3 J) in Nd doped silica glass (Nd2O3:1.34wt%, Phi30 mm x 300 mm) with high thermal shock parameter (12 W/cm).
         
        
            Keywords : 
laser beams; neodymium; optical glass; solid lasers; 40J class repetitive laser; Nd-doped silica glass; SiO2:Nd; Zeolite method; energy 37.3 J; high energy laser oscillation; high-average-power lasers; Glass; Laser ablation; Laser excitation; Laser fusion; Laser theory; Neodymium; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Silicon compounds;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Seoul
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-1173-3
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-1174-0
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391132