We predicted diode pumped gas lasers will be the future development direction of high-energy lasers (HELs) by re-investigating underlying physical problems of high energy laser. We further discussed the principle and key requirements of diode pumped gas lasers, through detailed case analysis with diode pumped alkali metal vapor lasers, and the prospect of high energy diode pumped gas lasers was given.
Zejin Liu, Hongyan Wang, Xiaojun Xu. High Energy Diode Pumped Gas Laser[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2021, 48(4): 0401001