Er: YLF Laser Development

Abstract

This results of the first six months of a fourteen month program entitled Er(3+): YLF Solid State Laser Development are reported. The program goals are: Growth of 0.25 inch diameter by 3-inch length laser rods with scattering less than 0.5% cm-1; Q-switched operation at a PRF of 10 Hz with an output power in excess of 1 watt; beam divergence less than 5 milliradians at full angel, 90% energy points; and operation at an overall efficiency of 0.5% in the Q-switched mode.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADB008909

Entities

People

  • A. Linz
  • C. S. Naiman
  • D. R. Gabbe
  • E. P. Chicklis
  • R. C. Folweiler

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Control Systems
  • Crystal Growth
  • Crystallization
  • Crystals
  • Detectors
  • Energy
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Optical Materials
  • Optical Properties
  • Refractive Index
  • Transition Metals
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy