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Brightness-Scaling Potential of Actively Phase-Locked Solid-State Laser Arrays |
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| Authors: | Goodno G.D. Asman C.P. Anderegg J. Brosnan S. Cheung E.C. Hammons D. Injeyan H. Komine H. Long W.H. McClellan M. McNaught S.J. Redmond S. Simpson R. Sollee J. Weber M. Weiss S.B. Wickham M. |
| Affiliation: | Northrop Grumman Space Technol., Redondo Beach; |
| Abstract: | Recent progress in developing phased arrays of high-brightness solid-state lasers is summarized. We address the prospects for continued brightness-scaling via a model that extrapolates measured results to large numbers of array elements and provides a quantitative illustration of the features of coherent beam combination. This demonstrates that with present-day technology, both slab and fiber lasers have the capability to scale to unprecedented brightness levels. |
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