Passively Mode-Locked 2 Micron Laser.

Abstract

A mode-locked, room temperature, 2-micron laser system was demonstrated with 1% wall plug efficiency. It produced 100 mW average power at 2.063 microns with 10 watts of electrical power to the diode pump. The viability of solid state mode locking at 2 microns was demonstrated. This technology will be continued under the auspices of an AFOSR initiative, workunit 2301EL01. (KAR) P. 3

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 09, 1995
Accession Number
ADA297613

Entities

People

  • Brian D. Smith
  • Kenneth L Schepler

Organizations

  • Wright Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Electro-Optics
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Energy Bands
  • Frequency
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Monitoring
  • Power Electronics
  • Quantum Wells
  • Repetition Rate
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Solid State Lasers
  • Yag Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy