High-energy, high-average-power laser with Nd:YLF rods corrected by magnetorheological finishing

被引：48
作者：
Bagnoud, V
Guardalben, MJ
Puth, J
Zuegel, JD
Mooney, T
Dumas, P
机构：
[1] Univ Rochester, Laser Energet Lab, Rochester, NY 14623 USA
[2] QED Technol, Rochester, NY 14607 USA
来源：
APPLIED OPTICS | 2005年 / 44卷 / 02期
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D O I：
10.1364/AO.44.000282
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
A high-energy, high-average-power laser system, optimized to efficiently pump a high-performance optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier at 527 nm, has been demonstrated. The crystal large-aperture ring amplifier employs two flash-lamp-pumped, 25.4-mm-diameter Nd:YLF rods. The transmitted wave front of these rods is corrected by magnetorheological finishing to achieve nearly diffraction-limited. output performance with frequency-doubled pulse energies up to 1.8 J at 5 Hz. (C) 2005 Optical Society of America.
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页码：282 / 288
页数：7
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