High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2019, 7 (3): 03000e42, Published Online: Jul. 24, 2019  

Modeling of the 3D spatio-temporal thermal profile of joule-class -based laser amplifiers

Author Affiliations
1 Helmholtz-Institute Jena, Fröbelstieg 3, 07743 Jena, Germany
2 Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Wien Platz 1, 07743 Jena, Germany
Abstract
Thermal profile modification of an active material in a laser amplifier via optical pumping results in a change in the material’s refractive index, and causes thermal expansion and stress, eventually leading to spatial phase aberrations, or even permanent material damage. For this purpose, knowledge of the 3D spatio-temporal thermal profile, which can currently only be retrieved via numerical simulations, is critical for joule-class laser amplifiers to reveal potentially dangerous thermal features within the pumped active materials. In this investigation, a detailed, spatio-temporal numerical simulation was constructed and tested for accuracy against surface thermal measurements of various end-pumped $\text{Yb}^{3+}$-doped laser-active materials. The measurements and simulations show an excellent agreement and the model was successfully applied to a joule-class $\text{Yb}^{3+}$-based amplifier currently operating in the POLARIS laser system at the Friedrich-Schiller-University and Helmholtz-Institute Jena in Germany.

Issa Tamer, Sebastian Keppler, Jörg Körner, Marco Hornung, Marco Hellwing, Frank Schorcht, Joachim Hein, Malte C. Kaluza. Modeling of the 3D spatio-temporal thermal profile of joule-class -based laser amplifiers[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2019, 7(3): 03000e42.

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