HIGH-POWER SINGLE-MODE RADIATION BY NARROW-BAND AMPLIFICATION OF A DIODE-LASER

Authors
NEW MJ EWART P
Citation
Mj. New et P. Ewart, HIGH-POWER SINGLE-MODE RADIATION BY NARROW-BAND AMPLIFICATION OF A DIODE-LASER, Optics communications, 123(1-3), 1996, pp. 139-142
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
123
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
139 - 142
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1996)123:1-3<139:HSRBNA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A laser system is described which uses a modeless laser as a narrowban d amplifier to pulse amplify the output of a c.w. single mode diode la ser. A power gain of 10(8) was observed leading to output pulses of 12 0 kW peak power at 10 Hz repetition rate. The pulse amplified linewidt h was measured to be less than 330 MHz. The extension of the system to produce higher powers and other wavelengths is briefly discussed.