High energy high brightness thin disk laser

Matthew D. Nixon; Michael C. Cates

doi:10.1117/12.982050

8 November 2012 High energy high brightness thin disk laser

Matthew D. Nixon, Michael C. Cates

Proceedings Volume 8547, High-Power Lasers 2012: Technology and Systems; 85470D (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.982050
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2012, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

Boeing has been developing solid state lasers for high energy applications since 2004 using Yb:YAG thin disk lasers as pioneered by A. Giesen¹ and commercialized by Trumpf Laser GmbH.² In this paper, we report results of our second generation design and status of a third generation we are currently developing, which will produce 35 kW and a beam quality <2.

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Matthew D. Nixon and Michael C. Cates "High energy high brightness thin disk laser", Proc. SPIE 8547, High-Power Lasers 2012: Technology and Systems, 85470D (8 November 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.982050

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