Plasma and Fusion Research

Volume 8, 3405049 (2013)

Regular Articles

Experimental Cross Evaluation of Large Size Ceramic and Crystalline Yb3+:YAG Laser Gain Media Performance at High Average Power

Daniel ALBACH, Thierry GONCALVES-NOVO and Jean-Christophe CHANTELOUP

: LULI, Ecole Polytechnique, CEA, UPMC Université Paris 06, 91128 Palaiseau, France

(Received 31 May 2012 / Accepted 22 August 2012 / Published 22 May 2013)

Abstract

Ceramic gain media are interesting candidates for large size gain media in high power diode pumped solid state lasers. We compare their performance to their crystalline counterparts used in the Lucia main amplifier. Small signal gain, wave front deformation and depolarization are of main interest.

Keywords

ceramics, solid-state laser, Ytterbium, amplified spontaneous emission, thermal management, depolarization

DOI: 10.1585/pfr.8.3405049

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This paper may be cited as follows:

Daniel ALBACH, Thierry GONCALVES-NOVO and Jean-Christophe CHANTELOUP, Plasma Fusion Res. 8, 3405049 (2013).