Pulsed laser deposition and characterisation of rare earth doped glass-polymer optical materials [PDF]
, 2012 Tellurite glass is well known for its excellent optical properties in the application of optical fiber and planar waveguide devices, particularly for optical amplifiers. This thesis is focused on the design, fabrication and characterisation of tellurite
Zhao, Zhanxiang
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Intermodulation distortion performance enhancement of microwave power amplifiers [PDF]
, 2000 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.This thesis reports the author's investigation of the effects of the injection of specific signals on the intermodulation distortion performance of ...
Mbabele, M., Mbabele, Modeste
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Possible explanations for different surface quality in laser cutting with 1 micron and 10 microns beams [PDF]
, 2012 In laser cutting of thick steel sheets, quality difference is observed between cut surfaces obtained with 1 micron and 10 micron laser beams. This paper investigates physical mechanisms for this interesting and important problem of the wavelength ...
Remy Fabbro +3 more
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Tunable 60 GHz Multiwavelength Brillouin Erbium Fiber Laser
Applied Sciences, 2023 An experimental study of a tunable 60 GHz multiwavelength Brillouin erbium fiber laser is presented in this paper. Two unidirectional ring laser cavities and two pre-amplification laser cavities are used.
Mohammed K. Awsaj +6 more
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Diode-Pumped High Energy and High Average Power All-Solid-State Picosecond Amplifier Systems
Applied Sciences, 2015 We present our research on the high energy picosecond laser operating at a repetition rate of 1 kHz and the high average power picosecond laser running at 100 kHz based on bulk Nd-doped crystals.
Jiaxing Liu +5 more
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Hybrid Nd:YAG/Nd:LuAG Nanosecond Laser Oscillator and Amplifier
Frontiers in Physics, 2022 We demonstrate an active mirror Q-switched laser with Nd:YAG/Nd:LuAG hybrid gain media, achieving a laser output of 1 J, 10 Hz, 8 ns. Using this hybrid oscillator as well as Nd:YAG and Nd:LuAG amplifiers, the difference in extraction efficiency of hybrid
Xinxing Lei +5 more
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Photonic crystal fiber amplifiers for high power ultrafast fiber lasers
Nanophotonics, 2013 In recent years, ultrafast laser systems using large-mode-area fiber amplifiers delivering several hundreds of watts of average power has attracted significant academic and industrial interest.
Alkeskjold Thomas T. +8 more
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Ultrashort-pulse, terawatt, long-wave infrared lasers based on high-pressure CO2 amplifiers [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2021 We discuss the state of the art, the ongoing research and development, and the potential for achieving a supra-terawatt peak power in few-cycle pulses at a long-wave infrared wavelength with a laser system based on high-pressure, mixed-isotope CO2 ...
Polyanskiy Mikhail N. +4 more
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Molecules, 2021 In recent years, mid-infrared fiber lasers based on gas-filled photonic crystal hollow-core fibers (HCFs) have attracted enormous attention. They provide a potential method for the generation of high-power mid-infrared emissions, particularly beyond 4 μm.
Wenxi Pei +5 more
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Wavelength Scaling of Laser Wakefield Acceleration for the EuPRAXIA Design Point
Instruments, 2019 Scaling the particle beam luminosity from laser wakefield accelerators to meet the needs of the physics community requires a significant, thousand-fold increase in the average power of the driving lasers.
Craig W. Siders +7 more
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