Accession Number:

AD0883661

Title:

Performance Characteristics of a Face Pumped, Face Cooled Laser, the MINI-FPL.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Nov 69-Oct 70,

Corporate Author:

GENERAL ELECTRIC CORPORATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SCHENECTADY NY

Personal Author(s):

• Chernoch, Joseph P.
• Martin, William S.
• Almasi, Joseph C.

Report Date:

1971-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

23.0

Abstract:

It has been demonstrated that the thermo-optic distortion and depolarization problem in high repetition rate glass laser oscillators can be essentially solved by using a General Electric configurational concept, the Mini-FPL Face Pumped Laser, which provides for uniform pumping and cooling across the aperture of the laser beam. An oscillator with a 1.3 sq cm rectangular cross section beam has been tested in this program to output levels of over 20 W. Experimental results are included.

Descriptors:

• *LASERS
• PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
• OPTICAL PUMPING
• DISTORTION
• POLARIZATION
• POWER SPECTRA
• TEST METHODS

Subject Categories:

• Lasers and Masers

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE