Fundamental mode, single-frequency laser amplifier for gravitational wave detectors
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Fundamental mode, single-frequency laser amplifier for gravitational wave detectors.
An amplifier design for efficient amplification of linearly polarized fundamental mode lasers is presented. The concept was verified by amplifying single-frequency input powers from 1 W to 20 W into output power ranges of 35 W up to 65 W. Beam quality measurements with a mode-analyzer cavity showed only minor beam quality degradation due to the amplification process.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Optics Express
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1094-4087
DOI: 10.1364/oe.15.000459