High energy efficient solid state laser sources
Abstract
Slab glass performance studies demonstate 18 J of output at 2 Hz with 2.3% wall plug efficiency. The goal is to achieve 10 J per pulse at 10 Hz and 3% wall plug efficiency during the next annual period. The slab concept was extended to Nd:YAG and to Nd:GGG. To date over 80 W of CW output power at 2% efficiency was generated in slab Nd:YAG. A multiplexed slab Nd:YAG pre-amplifier was invented and a Nd:YAG oscillator was demonstrated with 100kHz linewidth for eventual use in wind velocity measurements.
- Publication:
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Stanford Univ. Report
- Pub Date:
- October 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983stan.reptT....B
- Keywords:
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- Glass Lasers;
- High Power Lasers;
- Laser Outputs;
- Neodymium Lasers;
- Solid State Lasers;
- Multiplexing;
- Preamplifiers;
- Remote Sensing;
- Slabs;
- Tunable Lasers;
- Wind Velocity Measurement;
- Yag Lasers;
- Lasers and Masers