Title :
Large-clear-aperture Nd:Cr:YAG split-disk laser amplifier
Author :
Okada, Hajime ; Yoshida, Hidetsugu ; Sumimura, Kazuhiko ; Sato, Takahiro ; Fujita, Hisanori ; Nakatsuka, Masahiro
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Osaka
Abstract :
A liquid-cooled ceramic Nd:Cr:YAG split-disk laser amplifier have been designed and demonstrated for high-average-power laser system. The maximum small-signal gain of 2.27 and the stored energy of 11.4 J were obtained. The Nd:Cr:YAG showed 1.3 fold amplification efficiency than Nd:YAG.
Keywords :
ceramics; chromium; laser beams; neodymium; solid lasers; YAG:Nd,Cr; amplification efficiency; energy 11.4 J; high-average-power laser system; liquid-cooled ceramic; small-signal gain; split-disk laser amplifier; Ceramics; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Microchip lasers; Optical design; Optical materials; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391702
