Design and testing of a large-aperture, high-gain, Brewster 's angle zigzag Nd:glass slab amplifier.
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At the University of Rochester we have constructed and tested a large-aperture, (1.0 x 6.5 cm), high-gain (8) Brewster 's angle zigzag Nd:glass amplifier with a repetition rate of 2 Hz. This amplifier has a gain uniformity of +/-3 % and a maximum stress-induced depolarization <2.5 %.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Applied optics
دوره 36 24 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997