Design modeling of the 100-J diode-pumped solid state laser for Project Mercury

Charles D. Orth; Raymond J. Beach; Camille M. Bibeau; Eric C. Honea; Kenneth S. Jancaitis; Janice K. Lawson; Christopher D. Marshall; Richard A. Sacks; Kathleen I. Schaffers; Jay A. Skidmore; Steven B. Sutton

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27 May 1998 Design modeling of the 100-J diode-pumped solid state laser for Project Mercury

Charles D. Orth, Raymond J. Beach, Camille M. Bibeau, Eric C. Honea, Kenneth S. Jancaitis, Janice K. Lawson, Christopher D. Marshall, Richard A. Sacks, Kathleen I. Schaffers, Jay A. Skidmore, Steven B. Sutton

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Proceedings Volume 3265, Solid State Lasers VII; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308664
Event: Optoelectronics and High-Power Lasers and Applications, 1998, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We present the energy, propagation, and thermal modeling for a diode-pumped solid-state laser called Mercury being designed and built at LLNL using Yb:S-FAP [i.e., Yb³⁺-doped Sr₅(PO₄)₃F crystals] for the gain medium. This laser is intended to produce 100 J pulses at 1 to 10 ns at 10 Hz with an electrical efficiency of approximately 10%. Our modeling indicates that the laser will be able to meet its performance goals.

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Charles D. Orth, Raymond J. Beach, Camille M. Bibeau, Eric C. Honea, Kenneth S. Jancaitis, Janice K. Lawson, Christopher D. Marshall, Richard A. Sacks, Kathleen I. Schaffers, Jay A. Skidmore, and Steven B. Sutton "Design modeling of the 100-J diode-pumped solid state laser for Project Mercury", Proc. SPIE 3265, Solid State Lasers VII, (27 May 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308664

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