Pump Module for High Average Power Diode-Pumped Solid-State Lasers
Abstract
The objective of this DURIP-99 University Research Instrumentation Program, F49620-99-1-0200 was to acquire laser diode pump modules to enable research on high average power, scalable DPSS lasers, nonlinear optical materials, and the continued education of Ph.D.students in this field. Twelve 940 nm fiber-coupled 55 W laser diode units were purchased, along with six power supplies and a controller. This system is currently in use to pump a zigzag slab laser using Yb:YAG as the active medium. Numerical modeling predicts that Yb:YAG slab lasers can be scaled to the 100kW level. Twenty-four 808 nm fiber-coupled 30 W laser diode units were purchased, along with four power supplies, four temperature controller units and a controller. This system has been used to demonstrate phased array output from a zigzag Nd:YAG slab laser. This advance opens the engineering path toward scaling slab lasers to 100kW power levels.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 15, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA387059
Entities
People
- R. K. Route
- Robert L. Byer
- T. Rutherford
Organizations
- Stanford University