Title :
Conductively cooled Ho:Tm:LuLiF laser amplifier
Author :
Bai, Yingxin ; Yu, Jirong ; Trieu, Bo ; Petros, M. ; Petzar, Paul ; Lee, Hyung ; Singh, U.
Author_Institution :
Sci. Syst. & Applic. Inc., Hampton, VA
Abstract :
A conductively-cooled Ho:Tm:LuLiF laser head can amplify 80 mJ/340 ns probe pulses into 400 mJ when the pump pulse energy is close to amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) threshold, 5.6J. For a small signal, the double-pass amplification exceeds 25.
Keywords :
amplification; holmium; lutetium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; thulium; LuLiF:Ho,Tm; amplified spontaneous emission threshold; conductively-cooled laser amplifier; double-pass amplification; pump pulse energy; Diodes; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical polarization; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Temperature; (140.3280) Laser amplifiers; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
