Power enhancement of a Rubidium vapor laser with a master oscillator power amplifier.
A master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) with variable amplifier gain lengths was built to demonstrate power enhancement of an alkali vapor laser. A small signal gain of 0.91 / cm for two different gain lengths was observed. For a 2 cm long amplifier gain length an amplification of 7.9 dB was observed.
Air Force Research Laboratory, Directed Energy Directorate, 3550 Aberdeen Ave SE., Kirtland Air Force Base, NM 87117, USA.
David A
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Hostutler
Wade L
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Klennert
D000669:Amplifiers, Electronic; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry; D007834:Lasers; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009991:Oscillometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012413:Rubidium / Q000737:chemistry*
D005740:Gases; D012413:Rubidium