Derivation of the Frantz-Nodvik Equation for Diode-Side-Pumped Zigzag Slab Laser Amplifiers with Gaussian Laser Mode and Pump Beam Shapes

被引:3
作者
Kay, Richard B. [1 ]
Poulios, Demetrios [1 ]
Coyle, Donald Barry [2 ]
Stysley, Paul R. [2 ]
Clarke, Gregory B. [1 ]
机构
[1] American Univ, Dept Phys, Washington, DC 20016 USA
[2] NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
Laser diode-side-pumping; spatial pump distribution; zigzag slab amplifiers; Q-SWITCHED LASER;
D O I
10.1109/JQE.2011.2114329
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The theory for Gaussian beam pulse propagation in a zigzag slab amplifier with a Gaussian pump distribution is detailed. Provisions are made for amplification of an input signal with an elliptical Gaussian spatial mode by modifying the time-dependent photon transport equations as described by Eggleston Frantz, and Injeyan. A comparison is made with experimental results of a diode-side-pumped zigzag slab amplifier element amplifying a near-Gaussian beam.
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页码:745 / 749
页数:5
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