• DocumentCode
    3005565
  • Title

    2-kW Average Power CW Phase-Conjugate Solid-State Laser

  • Author

    Zakharenkov, Y.A. ; Clatterbuck, T.O. ; Shkunov, V.V. ; Betin, A.A. ; Filgas, D.M. ; Ostby, E.P. ; Strohkendl, F.P. ; Rockwell, D.A. ; Baltimore, R.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Raytheon Space & Airborne Syst., El Segundo
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report the first demonstration of a kW-class CW-input solid-state phase-conjugate master oscillator, power amplifier system. The 2-kW Yb:YAG system included a 200 W loop phase-conjugate mirror, and it produced a nearly diffraction-limited output beam.
  • Keywords
    aluminium compounds; optical phase conjugation; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; YAG:Yb; diffraction-limited output beam; loop phase-conjugate mirror; phase-conjugate solid-state laser; power 2 kW; power 200 W; power amplifier system; solid-state phase-conjugate master oscillator; Gas lasers; Laser beams; Mirrors; Optical amplifiers; Phase change materials; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers; Power measurement; Solid lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452630
  • Filename
    4452630
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3005565