DocumentCode :
355068
Title :
Multipulse operation of a high average power, good beam quality zig-zag dye MOPA
Author :
Mandl, A. ; Klimek, D.E.
Author_Institution :
Textron Syst. Div., Everett, MA, USA
fYear :
1996
fDate :
2-7 June 1996
Firstpage :
372
Abstract :
Summary form only given. A laser pumped zig-zag dye laser operating at 568 nm (Pryrromethene 567 in 60 PPH:40 ethanol solvent) with a pulse length -2 /spl mu/s has been scaled to high average power using a MOPA (master oscillator power amplifier) configuration. A key feature of the laser design is that it can convert relatively poor optical pump energy into very high-quality laser output efficiency of greater than 50%. When the oscillator alone was operated with optimized output coupling in a stable optical cavity configuration, output energies as high as 10 J with an intrinsic laser efficiency of 65% were achieved. This we believe is the highest laser efficiency reported for PM-567 operating in a liquid dye laser.
Keywords :
dye lasers; 10 J; 2 mus; 568 nm; 65 percent; MOPA; Pryrromethene 567; beam quality; high power multipulse operation; laser pumping; master oscillator power amplifier; zig-zag dye laser; Ethanol; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Solvents; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
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
Type :
conf
Filename :
864805
Link To Document :
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