High energy diode pumped slab amplifier

M. J. Campbell; S. E. Jardine

doi:10.1117/12.270256

4 April 1997 High-energy diode-pumped slab amplifier

M. J. Campbell, S. E. Jardine

Proceedings Volume 3092, XI International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers and High-Power Laser Conference; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.270256
Event: XI International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers and High Power Laser Conference, 1996, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

Design and performance details of a high energy diode pumped slab amplifier (HEDPSA) system are given. The output from a 200 millijoule commercial Gaussian coupled Nd:YAG laser is amplified to 1 Joule per pulse with good beam quality at a repetition rate of 20 Hz. The system comprises two zigzag geometry Nd:YAG slab amplifier stages pumped by 2D semiconductor laser diode arrays. Details of the amplifier optical design are given, highlighting the techniques used for compensation of thermal distortions in the laser slabs. Thermal lensing results show good agreement with thermal and optical models of the system. Good agrement is also shown with theoretical models of amplifier performance.

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M. J. Campbell and S. E. Jardine "High-energy diode-pumped slab amplifier", Proc. SPIE 3092, XI International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers and High-Power Laser Conference, (4 April 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.270256

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