Title :
Intracavity beam addition for energy scaling with a six-mirror cavity
Author :
Lei, M. ; Gong, M.L. ; Liu, Q. ; Wang, Y.X.
Author_Institution :
Center for Photonics and Electronics, Department of Precision Instruments, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Abstract :
We presemt a novel and compact six-mirror cavity configuration to combine four beams intracavity for energy scaling. A single beam output exceeding 453 mJ with 165µs duration is obtained, with the combination efficiency of 90.7%.
Keywords :
Brightness; Fabry-Perot; Geometrical optics; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical arrays; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431468