Title :
Gain saturation studies in phosphate amplifier glasses
Author :
Pennington, D.M. ; Milam, D. ; Eimerl, D.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Experiments were performed on the 100 J Optical Science Laser (OSL) at LLNL to characterize the saturation fluence and small-signal gain of a solid-state Nd:glass laser amplifier utilizing LG-750 and the proposed amplifier glass for the National Ignition Facility (NIF), LG-770.
Keywords :
fusion reactor ignition; gain measurement; laser variables measurement; neodymium; optical saturation; phosphate glasses; plasma production by laser; solid lasers; 100 J; LLNL; NIF; National Ignition Facility; Optical Science Laser; amplifier glass; gain saturation studies; phosphate amplifier glasses; saturation fluence; small-signal gain; solid-state Nd:glass laser amplifier; Glass; Ignition; Laser theory; Optical amplifiers; Optical saturation; Performance gain; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
