title: High average power active-mirror amplifier.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: TRW, Inc., 1 Space Park, Redondo Beach, California 90278, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bowman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuper
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Menders