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Phase conjugation via stimulated Brillouin scattering in CH4 gas has been used to correct amplifier aberrations in a Nd: YAG oscillator/amplifier system. The single amplifier stage has been used in two-pass and four-pass arrangements. Using the four-pass arrangement incorporating compensation for thermal birefringence, a single-frequency diffraction-limited output of 350 mJ, in a compressed 6 ns pulse is achieved at 15 Hz repetition rate.
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Carr, I.D., Hanna, D.C. Performance of a Nd: YAG oscillator/ampflifier with phase-conjugation via stimulated Brillouin scattering. Appl. Phys. B 36, 83–92 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00694694
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