Influence of saturation of pump radiation absorption on the parameters of a planar YAG:Yb+3 amplifier

With allowances made for the saturation of pump radiation absorption, the energy parameters of planar YAG:Yb+3 amplifiers of continuous-wave-radiation and short pulses were determined. The wave-front aberrations resulting from temperature instability in the active medium were estimated. It was shown...

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Published inLaser physics Vol. 27; no. 12; pp. 125003 - 125008
Main Authors Galushkin, M G, Grishaev, R V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IOP Publishing 01.12.2017
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planar amplifier
saturation of pump radiation
wave-front aberrations
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Summary:With allowances made for the saturation of pump radiation absorption, the energy parameters of planar YAG:Yb+3 amplifiers of continuous-wave-radiation and short pulses were determined. The wave-front aberrations resulting from temperature instability in the active medium were estimated. It was shown that saturation of pump radiation absorption presents an important factor affecting the parameters of planar amplifiers, particularly in the case of short pulses.
Bibliography:2017LP0215
ISSN:1054-660X
1555-6611
DOI:10.1088/1555-6611/aa8e78