A Terawatt Nd:Glass Active Mirror System

T. Kessler; W. Seka; J. Kelly; D. Smith; R. Bahr; W. Lockman; N. Wong; J. Soures

doi:10.1117/12.961179

23 June 1986 A Terawatt Nd:Glass Active Mirror System

T. Kessler, W. Seka, J. Kelly, D. Smith, R. Bahr, W. Lockman, N. Wong, J. Soures

Proceedings Volume 0622, High Power and Solid State Lasers; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961179
Event: O-E/LASE'86 Symposium, 1986, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) of the University of Rochester has operated a single beam, 351 nm laser irradiation facility for several years.l This facility has been based on the Glass Development Laser (GDL); a Nd:phosphate glass laser system that is capable of generating more than 150 joules in 1 nsec pulses at 1054 nm.2 With an overall frequency tripling efficiency of greater than 50%, this facility has also been capable of generating more than 75 joules in 1 nsec at 351 nm. We now report on the upgraded GDL facility that consists of a frequency tripled, active-mirror boosted GDL laser system which produces in excess of 600 joules in 500 ps and 150 joules in 100 ps for a substantial increase in third harmonic radiation.

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T. Kessler, W. Seka, J. Kelly, D. Smith, R. Bahr, W. Lockman, N. Wong, and J. Soures "A Terawatt Nd:Glass Active Mirror System", Proc. SPIE 0622, High Power and Solid State Lasers, (23 June 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961179

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