Characterisation of adhesive-free bonded crystalline Yb:YAG for high energy laser applications
| Autor: | Jodie Smith, Thomas Butcher, Chris Edwards, John Collier, David Meissner, Cristina Hernandez-Gomez, Paul Mason, Saumyabrata Banerjee, P. Jonathan Phillips, Mariastefania De Vido, Klaus Ertel, Stephanie K. Meissner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Materials science chemistry.chemical_element High energy laser Yttrium Laser 01 natural sciences Optical quality Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials law.invention 010309 optics chemistry law Aluminium 0103 physical sciences Adhesive Composite material 010306 general physics Inertial confinement fusion |
| Zdroj: | Optical Materials Express. 7:425 |
| ISSN: | 2159-3930 |
| DOI: | 10.1364/ome.7.000425 |
| Popis: | We report on the application of the adhesive-free bonding (AFB) technique to form Yb-doped crystalline yttrium aluminum garnet (Yb:YAG) gain media slabs. We performed experiments to characterise mechanical strength, optical quality and laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) of bonded substrates. We demonstrate that mechanical properties of bonded samples are similar to those of monolithic substrates. We show that the presence of a bonding interface does not introduce unwanted wavefront deformations and does not increase the probability of laser-induced damage onset. Results indicate that the AFB technique constitutes a viable alternative for producing large aperture gain media slabs required for high-energy laser systems. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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