Slab CO2 Lasers.

Modeling the Discharge Loading of Radio Frequency Excited Co2 Slab Lasers

Yb:YAG and Nd:YAG edge-pumped slab lasers.

Experimental demonstrations of two edge-pumped zigzag slab lasers are presented. The Nd:YAG slab laser generated 127 W of multimode output power with 300W of pump power. Preliminary results with a Yb:YAG slab produced 46 W of output power with 315W of pump power. The edge-pumped slab design permits symmetric conduction cooling and efficient pump absorption and accepts large-numerical-aperture p...

OPTIMAL NOZZLE SHAPES OF CO2-N2-H2O GASDYNAMIC LASERS

In an axisymmetric CO2-N2-H2O gas dynamic laser, let ? denote the intersection of the vertical plane of symmetry with the upper part of the (supersonic) nozzle. To obtain a maximal small signal gain, some authors have tested several families of curves for ?. To find the most general solution for ?, an application of Pontryagin’s principle led to the conjuncture that the optimal ? must consist o...

Diode Pumped Planar Waveguide/Thin Slab Solid-State Lasers

Diode-pumped solid-state lasers (DPSSLs) with high power and good output beam quality are widely used in material processing, communication, remote sensing, and medical treatment. A preferable diode-pumped solid-state laser has the characteristics, such as high efficiency, long lifetime, high reliability, compact size and flexibility. Planar waveguide lasers can be formed by transition metal di...

optimal nozzle shapes of co2-n2-h2o gasdynamic lasers

in an axisymmetric co2-n2-h2o gas dynamic laser, let ? denote the intersection of the vertical plane of symmetry with the upper part of the (supersonic) nozzle. to obtain a maximal small signal gain, some authors have tested several families of curves for ?. to find the most general solution for ?, an application of pontryagin’s principle led to the conjuncture that the optimal ? must consist o...