C. W. Trussell - Storming Media

End-Pumped Monoblock Laser For Eyesafe Targeting Systems

01 NOV 2006

30 pages

Authors: Bradley W. Schilling; Stephen Chinn; A. D. Hays; Lew Goldberg; C. W. Trussell; ARMY BELVOIR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER FORT BELVOIR VA

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We describe a next-generation monoblock laser capable of greater than 10 mJ, 1.5 8m output at 10 pulses per second (PPS) over broad ambient temperature extremes with no active temperature control. The transmitter design is based on a Nd:YAG laser with a Cr4+ passive Q-switch and intracavity KTP OPO. In order to achieve the repetition rate and efficiency goals of this effort, but still have wide temperature capability, we are ...