Plasma confinement of laser gain medium for gain amplified laser

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide high-density gain media with laser amplification based plasma confinement of gas laser gain media.;SOLUTION: Gas laser gain media 110 are compressed into plasma utilizing a self-reinforcing magnetic field referred to as a plasma pinch 108 (e.g., a flow stabilized z-pinch). In the pinch, the gas laser gain media are compressed to high density, which improves the gain of the media. Coherent light 106 is transmitted through the plasma pinch 108, which is amplified by the plasma pinch 108.;SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7;COPYRIGHT: (C)2019,JPO&INPIT