Cladding material for laser amplifier transverse oscillation suppression
AssigneeUniversity of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsRomain Gaume, Eric Cunningham, Shi Chen
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Abstract
A solid-state laser amplifier includes a core material providing an active gain medium. A cladding material is on the core material that is the same material as the core material that further comprises a broadband absorber material. The cladding material suppresses transverse oscillations in solid-state, single-crystal or ceramic laser amplifiers by employing a native-material, solid-state, index-matched cladding containing an appropriate broadband absorber.
Claims6
A method for suppressing transverse oscillations in a solid-state, single-crystal, or ceramic laser amplifier, comprising:
- applying a cladding material to an outer perimeter region of a core of the solid-state, single-crystal, or ceramic laser amplifier,
- wherein the cladding material is a same material as that of the core and includes a broadband absorber material, further comprising in-diffusing the broadband absorber material at the outer periphery of the core through a controlled electrochemical process.
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