Sponsor
This research was supported in part by the Rall Endowment of Whitman College and by the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program at Caltech.
Published In
Journal of Applied Physics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-1999
Subjects
Wave guides, Lasers, Optical amplifiers, Electromagnetic waves -- Measurement
Abstract
Double-pass laser amplifiers have advantages of compactness and efficiency in the amplification of optical signals, and such amplifiers have been employed in a wide range of optical systems. Work in this area is reviewed briefly, and analytical solutions are obtained for the intensity of the electromagnetic waves in double-pass homogeneously-broadened high-gain laser amplifiers. Expressions are derived relating the output power to the input, including the effects of arbitrary mirror reflectivity and frequency detuning from line center. In the limits of weak saturation and of high reflectivity the results are consistent with earlier studies.
DOI
10.1063/1.371236
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8238
Citation Details
Casperson, J. M., Moore, F. G., & Casperson, L. W. (1999). Double-pass high-gain laser amplifiers. Journal of Applied Physics, 86(6), 2967-2973.
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