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Multiple-pass amplifiers for high-power laser systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

S. Jackel ,
M. Givon ,
A. Ludmirsky ,
S. Eliezer ,
J. L. Borowitz ,
B. Arad ,
A. Zigler  and
Y. Gazit
S. Jackel
Affiliation:
Division of Plasma Physics, SOREQ Nuclear Research Center, 70600 Yavne, Israel
M. Givon
Affiliation:
Division of Plasma Physics, SOREQ Nuclear Research Center, 70600 Yavne, Israel
A. Ludmirsky
Affiliation:
Division of Plasma Physics, SOREQ Nuclear Research Center, 70600 Yavne, Israel
S. Eliezer
Affiliation:
Division of Plasma Physics, SOREQ Nuclear Research Center, 70600 Yavne, Israel
J. L. Borowitz
Affiliation:
Division of Plasma Physics, SOREQ Nuclear Research Center, 70600 Yavne, Israel
B. Arad
Affiliation:
Division of Plasma Physics, SOREQ Nuclear Research Center, 70600 Yavne, Israel
A. Zigler
Affiliation:
Division of Plasma Physics, SOREQ Nuclear Research Center, 70600 Yavne, Israel
Y. Gazit
Affiliation:
Division of Plasma Physics, SOREQ Nuclear Research Center, 70600 Yavne, Israel
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Abstract

Multiple-pass amplifiers were configured from Nd:glass rods using polarization and angular coupling techniques. Very high gain (>600) single beam triple-pass booster stages and high gain (30 or 15) single or double-beam double-pass amplifiers were combined to construct a very cost effective high-power (50 GW) pulsed laser system. These techniques were also effectively applied to smaller compact high repetition-rate systems.

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Research Article
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , February 1987 , pp. 115 - 124
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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