The Promise And Limitations Of 10.6u. Waveguide Laser Power Amplifiers

Katherine D. Laakmann

doi:10.1117/12.954550

24 November 1975 The Promise And Limitations Of 10.6μ Waveguide Laser Power Amplifiers

Katherine D. Laakmann

Proceedings Volume 0069, Optical Design Problems in Laser Systems; (1975) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.954550
Event: 19th Annual Technical Symposium, 1975, San Diego, United States

Abstract

A study was performed to determine the performance of a wideband chirp-driven waveguide amplifier. Included in the study are the closed-form solutions of the rate equations with a chirped input, the calculation of the frequency errors generated by dispersion and the necessary waveform needed to overcome dispersion and thirdly the effects of a saturation and a nonuniform susceptibility profile across the aperture of the waveguide on the mode quality. The topics discussed in detail are: 1. The absence of saturation-induced power broadening of the amplifier bandwidth in fast chirped radar applications. 2. The excellent mode discrimination properties in waveguide devices, particularly when compared to the more conventional free-space device. 3. The mechanisms that cause degradation in performance of waveguide amplifiers in laser radar applications.

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Katherine D. Laakmann "The Promise And Limitations Of 10.6μ Waveguide Laser Power Amplifiers", Proc. SPIE 0069, Optical Design Problems in Laser Systems, (24 November 1975); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.954550

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