Efficient Operation of Conductively Cooled Ho:Tm:LuLiF Laser Oscillator/AmplifierA conductively-cooled Ho:Tm:LuLiF laser oscillator generates 1.6J normal mode pulses at 10Hz with optical to optical efficiency of 20%. When the laser head module is used as the amplifier, the double-pass small-signal amplification excesses 25.
Document ID
20080008829
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Yu, Jirong (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Bai, Yingxin (Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Hampton, VA, United States)
Trieu, Bo (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Petros, M. (Science and Technology Corp. Hampton, VA, United States)
Petzar, Paul (National Inst. of Aerospace Hampton, VA, United States)
Lee, Hyung (National Inst. of Aerospace Hampton, VA, United States)
Singh, U. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)