Our hybrid lasers are set up by an association of proper solid-state and gas laser media in a single laser system, which can exploit advantages of both media. The solid-state laser can provide an easier control of pulse shape or a higher energy extraction to the amplified pulse, for example. The gaseous iodine laser could have a narrower gain linewidth and, particularly, a more homogenous beam profile, which is important for the ultra-high-power pulse generation. The full text >>
