Direct measurement of gain recovery in a saturated Nd-glass amplifier
Author
Martin, William Eugene
Milam, D.
Attention
2299/11356
Abstract
The temporal dependence of the gain recovery in a Nd-silicate glass amplifier has been directly observed after the passage of a short intense saturating laser pulse. The gain recovery time constant measured for ED-2 glass is 1.25±0.2 nsec. A striking polarization dependence of gain saturation recovery is observed.