Efficient high-gain laser amplification from a low-gain amplifier by use of self-imaging multipass geometry

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 2461-2467

  Scott, Andrew M ^a   Cook, Gary ^a   Davies, Andrew P G ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; GEOMETRY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MIRRORS; PUMPING (LASER); SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

MULTIPASS GEOMETRY;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0001621177     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.002461     Document Type: Article

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