High average power active-mirror amplifier.
We report operation of the first high average power Nd:glass active-mirror amplifier, a scalable laser device that may be used to configure solid-state laser systems with high average power output into the kilowatt regime. An extractable average power of over 120 W was achieved at the device laser material fracture limit and at a repetition rate of 5 Hz.
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TRW, Inc., 1 Space Park, Redondo Beach, California 90278, USA.
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