Design of Neodymium Glass Disc Amplifiers

摘要

The probable upgrade of the Nd-glass laser VULCAN to meet increasing demands for higher power, energy, and uniformity on target will require among other things disc amplifiers of greater aperture. The requirements of such an amplifier are that it will provide sufficient beam energy for future experiments while being well matched to the current disc amplifiers. This report presents the evidence and shows that it is possible to satisfy the required specifications.