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Zigzag slabs for solid-state laser amplifiers: batch fabrication and parasitic oscillation suppression

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We have developed a 100  W class Nd:YAG master oscillator power amplifier system based in part on an end-pumped zigzag slab power amplifier. This amplifier incorporates parasitic oscillation suppression by using roughened edges and achieves a small-signal gain coefficient (g0l) of 8.06. We describe a novel technique for suppression of parasitic oscillations using claddings on slab edges that significantly increases g0l to 11.63 and increases the single-pass extracted power in a power amplifier by 50%. Commercial use of these zigzag slab amplifiers has been limited by the time and cost of production. We describe a new batch fabrication technique that improves the quality and significantly reduces the cost of zigzag slabs.

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