High power single frequency solid state master oscillator power amplifier for gravitational wave detection
High power single frequency solid state master oscillator power amplifier for gravitational wave detection
Optics Letters 14 (37), 2862–2864 (2012)Publication type: Journal Article (reviewed)
DOI: 10.1364/OL.37.002862
Abstract
High power single frequency, single mode, linearly polarized laser output at the 1 µm regime is in demand for the interferometric gravitational wave detectors (GWDs). A robust single frequency solid state master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) is a promising candidate for such applications. We present a single frequency solid state multistage MOPA system delivering 177 W of linearly polarized output power at 1 µm with 83.5% TEM00 mode content.