Title :
Cryogenically cooled solid-state lasers: Recent developments and future prospects
Author :
Fan, T.Y. ; Ripin, D.J. ; Hybl, J.D. ; Gopinath, J.T. ; Goyal, A.K. ; Rand, D.A. ; Augst, S.J. ; Ochoa, J.R.
Author_Institution :
MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
The properties of solid-state laser materials at cryogenic temperature are attractive for high-power operation and efficiency. In recent experiments, the power scalability and high efficiency have been demonstrated in simple laser architectures.
Keywords :
cryogenics; laser cooling; solid lasers; cryogenic temperature; cryogenically cooled solid state laser; high power operation; solid state laser material; Cryogenics; Optical pulses; Optimized production technology; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Ring lasers; Solid lasers; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermal expansion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192753
