Demonstration of Adhesive-Free Bonded Crystalline Yb:YAG for High Energy Laser Applications

Autor: Thomas Butcher, Klaus Ertel, David Meissner, Jodie Smith, Stephanie K. Meissner, Chris Edwards, Saumyabrata Banerjee, Cristina Hernandez-Gomez, Mariastefania De Vido, Paul Mason, P. Jonathan Phillips, John Collier
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Laser Congress 2018 (ASSL).
DOI: 10.1364/assl.2018.am4a.6
Popis: We describe the application of the adhesive-free bonding (AFB) technique to form crystalline Yb:YAG gain media slabs. We demonstrate that the AFB technique is a viable alternative for producing large aperture slabs for high-energy lasers.
Databáze: OpenAIRE