Power enhancement of a Rubidium vapor laser with a master oscillator power amplifier.

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Air Force Research Laboratory, Directed Energy Directorate, 3550 Aberdeen Ave SE., Kirtland Air Force Base, NM 87117, USA.

Published: May 2008

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  • A master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) system was created to boost the power of an alkali vapor laser.
  • The MOPA showed a small signal gain of 0.91 cm for two different lengths of amplification.
  • An amplification of 7.9 dB was achieved with a 2 cm long amplifier gain length.

Article Abstract

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.

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