Advancements in flowing diode pumped alkali lasers

Greg A. Pitz; Donald M. Stalnaker; Eric M. Guild; Benjamin Q. Oliker; Paul J. Moran; Steven W. Townsend; David A. Hostutler

doi:10.1117/12.2217078

22 April 2016 Advancements in flowing diode pumped alkali lasers

Greg A. Pitz, Donald M. Stalnaker, Eric M. Guild, Benjamin Q. Oliker, Paul J. Moran, Steven W. Townsend, David A. Hostutler

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Proceedings Volume 9729, High Energy/Average Power Lasers and Intense Beam Applications IX; 972902 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2217078
Event: SPIE LASE, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Multiple variants of the Diode Pumped Alkali Laser (DPAL) have recently been demonstrated at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Highlights of this ongoing research effort include: a) a 571W rubidium (Rb) based Master Oscillator Power Amplifier (MOPA) with a gain (2α) of 0.48 cm^-1, b) a rubidium-cesium (Cs) Multi-Alkali Multi-Line (MAML) laser that simultaneously lases at both 795 nm and 895 nm, and c) a 1.5 kW resonantly pumped potassium (K) DPAL with a slope efficiency of 50%. The common factor among these experiments is the use of a flowing alkali test bed.

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Greg A. Pitz, Donald M. Stalnaker, Eric M. Guild, Benjamin Q. Oliker, Paul J. Moran, Steven W. Townsend, and David A. Hostutler "Advancements in flowing diode pumped alkali lasers", Proc. SPIE 9729, High Energy/Average Power Lasers and Intense Beam Applications IX, 972902 (22 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2217078

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