DocumentCode
1107983
Title
A high average power dual slab Nd:glass zigzag laser system
Author
Eggleston, John M. ; Albrecht, Georg F. ; Petr, Rodney A. ; Zumdieck, J.F.
Author_Institution
Spectra Technology Inc., WA, USA
Volume
22
Issue
11
fYear
1986
fDate
11/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2092
Lastpage
2098
Abstract
A dual slab Nd:LHG5 glass zigzag optical path laser was constructed with single-sided pumping and tested. A single slab ( 
cm) produced 80 W in an oscillator with an accompanying distortion of only 3 fringes (632.8 nm) as measured by a single-pass interferogram through the slab. Performance was achieved by producing uniform pumping and cooling of the slabs, and by controlling the distortion at the slab ends with pump shields.
cm) produced 80 W in an oscillator with an accompanying distortion of only 3 fringes (632.8 nm) as measured by a single-pass interferogram through the slab. Performance was achieved by producing uniform pumping and cooling of the slabs, and by controlling the distortion at the slab ends with pump shields.Keywords
Neodymium:glass lasers; Glass; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Optical distortion; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Slabs; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1986.1072912
Filename
1072912
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