Power scaling of continuous-wave adaptive gain-grating laser resonators
Power scaling of continuous-wave adaptive gain-grating laser resonators
We demonstrate a power-scaling strategy in a continuous-wave adaptive phase-conjugate oscillator power amplifier (PCO-PA) system that actively corrects, via phase-conjugation, for thermally induced phase-distortions introduced by a power-amplifier (PA) placed in the output arm of the phase conjugate oscillator (PCO). Phase-conjugation is achieved by saturable gain four-wave mixing in a PCO Nd:YVO4 amplifier. Single-longitudinal mode phase-conjugate (PC) outputs of almost 11.5 W with an Mx2=1.4, My2=1.2 have so far been achieved with a PCO operating at 6 W PC output, a power gain of two through the PA. The saturable gain four-wave mixing that takes place in the PCO-PA system has been modelled and the results can be used to predict how best to proceed with further increasing the PC output power from such a system.
phase conjugation, gain-grating, diode-pumped, thermal distortion
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Hendricks, Jason M.
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15 April 2002
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Shepherd, David P.
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Eason, Robert W.
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Damzen, Michael J.
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Minassian, Ara
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Hendricks, Jason M., Hillier, David I., Barrington, Stephen J., Shepherd, David P., Eason, Robert W., Damzen, Michael J., Minassian, Ara and Thompson, Benjamin
(2002)
Power scaling of continuous-wave adaptive gain-grating laser resonators.
Optics Communications, 205 (1-3), .
(doi:10.1016/S0030-4018(02)01321-4).
Abstract
We demonstrate a power-scaling strategy in a continuous-wave adaptive phase-conjugate oscillator power amplifier (PCO-PA) system that actively corrects, via phase-conjugation, for thermally induced phase-distortions introduced by a power-amplifier (PA) placed in the output arm of the phase conjugate oscillator (PCO). Phase-conjugation is achieved by saturable gain four-wave mixing in a PCO Nd:YVO4 amplifier. Single-longitudinal mode phase-conjugate (PC) outputs of almost 11.5 W with an Mx2=1.4, My2=1.2 have so far been achieved with a PCO operating at 6 W PC output, a power gain of two through the PA. The saturable gain four-wave mixing that takes place in the PCO-PA system has been modelled and the results can be used to predict how best to proceed with further increasing the PC output power from such a system.
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Published date: 15 April 2002
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phase conjugation, gain-grating, diode-pumped, thermal distortion
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/13794
ISSN: 0030-4018
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David P. Shepherd
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Michael J. Damzen
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