Study of the dynamics of propagation of CO2 laser pulses in a chain of nonlinear absorbing and amplifying media

Authors
Makarov, KN Malyuta, DD Nishchuk, SG Roerich, VC Satov, YA Smakovskii, YB Stepanov, AE Khomenko, SV
Citation
Kn. Makarov et al., Study of the dynamics of propagation of CO2 laser pulses in a chain of nonlinear absorbing and amplifying media, QUANTUM EL, 31(1), 2001, pp. 23-29
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
ISSN journal
10637818 → ACNP
Volume
31
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
23 - 29
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-7818(200101)31:1<23:SOTDOP>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
In the system consisting of a master oscillator, a three-pass telescopic am plifier, and saturable absorbing cells, CO2 laser pulses with an energy of 100 J and duration variable from 15 to 80 ns were obtained. A theoretical m odel for the calculation of interaction of CO2 laser radiation with resonan ce absorbing and amplifying media was developed. The system consisting of a n absorber saturated at the leading edge of the pulse and an amplifier work ing in the deep-saturation mode was shown to provide a considerable increas e in the gain and pulse compression.