Abstract
A Raman shifter is optimized for generating high-energy laser pulses at a wavelength. A forward-scattering design is described, including details of the multiple pass and nonfocused optical design, Stokes injection seeding, and internal gas recirculation. First-Stokes conversion efficiencies up to 43%—equivalent to 62% photon conversion efficiency—were measured. Experimental results show output average power in excess of 17.5 W, pulse energies of at , with good beam quality . Narrow bandwidth and tunable output is produced when pumping with a single longitudinal mode Nd:YAG laser and seeding the process with a Stokes wavelength narrowband laser diode.
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