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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2006
David S. Sumida, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kevin W. Kirby, Calabasas Hills, CA (US);
David S. Sumida, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kevin W. Kirby, Calabasas Hills, CA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A laser rod is provided having a tailored gain profile such that the quality of the output beam is enhanced. The laser rod has a concentration of dopant ions having a first valence that is relatively high at the center of the rod and decreases to the surface of the rod. The laser rod further has a concentration of interstitial ions and dopant ions having a second valence that is lower than the first valence, the concentration being relatively high at the surface of the rod and decreasing to the center of the rod. Methods are provided for creating a layer of inactive laser species in the near surface region of a laser rod using interstitial dopant ions and for reducing the near surface absorption of incident photons intended to induce lasing in a laser rod using a layer of inactive laser ions.