Modular Amplifier for Mini-TEA (Transversely Excited Atmospheric) Lasers

摘要

The project was initiated to demonstrate the feasibility of constructing optical CO2 amplifiers that could be easily attached to low power oscillators in order to increase the output. As the following documentation shows, some success was realized in that significant increases in peak power were observed and therefore feasibility was established. A Transversely Excited Atmospheric (TEA) laser oscillator will be constructed along with a single and then a triple laser pass amplifier section. The purpose of the phase of the work will be to measure the gain in this section, determine the best preionization scheme and to establish voltage and current requirements. From these results the feasibility of constructing an amplifier with a gain of at least five times will be determined.