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With alexandrite laser systems producing tens of watts now developed, it is interesting to consider how powerful a system could be developed through the scaling up of existing designs. The most logical starting point for such a scaling is the 150 W system,which Allied is developing under contract to the Department of Energy (DOE), which is currently the most powerful alexandrite system in preparation. In this paper I discuss how an optimization of parameters for maximum power production coupled with larger alexandrite elements might allow scaling to kilowatt power.
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Johannsen, D.C. (1985). Alexandrite Laser Systems: Scaling to Kilowatt Powers. In: Hammerling, P., Budgor, A.B., Pinto, A. (eds) Tunable Solid State Lasers. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 47. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39236-1_6
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