300 W quasi-continuous-wave diffraction-limited output from a diode-pumped Nd: YAG master oscillator power amplifier with fiber phase-conjugate stimulated Brillouin scattering mirror

Valeri I. Kovalev, Robert G. Harrison, Andrew M. Scott

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Abstract

A master oscillator power amplifier system comprising a cw Nd:YAG master oscillator, a quasi-cw diode-pumped power amplifier, and a fiber-based stimulated Brillouin scattering phase-conjugate mirror is reported. A 12-pass amplifier configuration is employed to achieve high gain in a small-length slab amplifier. Residual and pump-induced optical inhomogeneities in the slab are corrected by the fiber phase conjugator to achieve diffraction-limited output beam quality. 300 W quasi-cw output and a maximal attainable gain of ~150 for the system are obtained. © 2005 Optical Society of America.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3386-3388
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume30
Issue number24
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Dec 2005

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