Published September 27, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Toward IFE Oriented Laser Chains: Cryogenically Cooled Ytterbium Doped Materials

  • 1. LULI, Unite Mixte no 7605 CNRS-CEA-Ecole Polytechnique-Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Route de Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau (France)
  • 2. Thales Laser SA, Domaine de Corbeville, Route Departementale 128, BP 46-91401 Orsay Cedex (France)
  • 3. Departement des Lasers de Puissance, Centre d'Etudes Scientifiques et Techniques d'Aquitaine (CESTA), Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique BP2, 33114 Le Barp (France)

Description

With the aim to set up Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) driver, we develop the properties of the Ytterbium doped materials and the problems met when designing such a system: essentially thermal management and ASE gain depletion. We after present the experimental results obtained using sesquioxide Yb3+ doped ceramics at cryogenic temperature. We also propose a solution for minimizing the ASE problem.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1172
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 24-26
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
7. international conference on laser applications
Acronym
ICLA 2009
Dates
17-21 May 2009
Place
Cairo (Egypt)

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(c) 2009 American Institute of Physics