Flashlamp Pumping Of Slab Lasers

David C. Brown; Kotik K. Lee

doi:10.1117/12.966626

30 June 1986 Flashlamp Pumping Of Slab Lasers

David C. Brown, Kotik K. Lee

Proceedings Volume 0609, Flashlamp Pumped Laser Technology; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.966626
Event: O-E/LASE'86 Symposium, 1986, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

We review the application of flashlamps to the optical pumping of slab laser devices. In particular, pumping configurations, operating regimes, and the impact of well-known flashlamp performance limitations will be reviewed. The operation of slab laser devices in the stress-limited and pump-limited regimes will be delineated. We also present for the first time a theory of flashlamp failure based upon Wiebull fracture statistics and derive expressions for the thermally induced and hoop stress components in the wall of flashlamps.

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David C. Brown and Kotik K. Lee "Flashlamp Pumping Of Slab Lasers", Proc. SPIE 0609, Flashlamp Pumped Laser Technology, (30 June 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.966626

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