Phase conjugation for high-power solid state lasers with repetition rates in the kHz-range

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2986, Issue , 1997, Pages 74-83

  Dehn, A ^a   Eichler, H J ^a   Haase, A ^a   Liu, B ^a   Mehl, O ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fibers; High beam quality; High power solid state laser; High repetition rate; Multi amplifier system; Nd:YALO; Nd:YAP; Phase conjugation; Stimulated Brillouin scattering

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; GLASS FIBERS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION; POLARIZATION; Q SWITCHING;

HIGH BEAM QUALITY; MULTI AMPLIFIER SYSTEMS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0031289117     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.269982     Document Type: Conference Paper

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