High-power, high-brightness master-oscillator power-amplifier copper laser system based on kinetically enhanced active elements

被引:25
作者
Brown, DJW [1 ]
Withford, MJ [1 ]
Piper, JA [1 ]
机构
[1] Macquarie Univ, Ctr Lasers & Applicat, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
beam quality; copper laser; high brightness; kinetic enhancement;
D O I
10.1109/3.914400
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
We report the performance characteristics of a copper laser master-oscillator power-amplifier system incorporating kinetically enhanced active elements. The advantages provided by kinetic enhancement lead to record brightness levels.
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页码:518 / 524
页数:7
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