Suppression of transverse stimulated Raman scattering with laser-induced damage array in a large-aperture potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystal

Opt Express. 2013 Dec 16;21(25):30481-91. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.030481.

Abstract

A laser-induced damage array composed of numerous pinpoints is generated in a large-aperture KDP crystal to suppress the transverse stimulated Raman scattering (TSRS). The 36 cm × 8.5 mm × 7 mm damage array is used to block the propagation of the TSRS photons within the crystal and decrease the TSRS gain length. Then several series of experiments were conducted on a large-aperture laser system to test this method and experimental results show that the amplification of TSRS is significantly suppressed by the laser-induced damage array.