High-Efficiency Longitudinal Diode Bar Pumping of Solid-State Lasers.

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Abstract:

A longitudinal diode bar pumping scheme for a solid state laser has been conceived which can concentrate tens of watts of pump power into a 250 micrometers spot with nearly 100 efficiency. jg

Author(s):
Rose, Todd S. ; Swenson, James S. ; Fields, Renny A.
Author Organization(s):
AEROSPACE CORP EL SEGUNDO CA TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.,
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA291180
Pagination:
0009

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
TR-92(2925)-1, SMC-TR-95-5
Contract/Grant Number(s):
F04701-88-C-0089
Monitor Series:
TR-95-5, SMC
 Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
Directed Energy
Communities of Interest:
Energy and Power Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*DIODES, *SOLID STATE LASERS, LASER PUMPING, OPTICS, POWER, PUMPS, LONGITUDE
Field(s)/Group(s):
Lasers and Masers, Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Optics
Report Date:
1994 Mar 15