Title : 
Efficient TEM00 operation of Nd:YVO4 laser end pumped by fibre-coupled diode laser
         
        
            Author : 
Zhang, J. ; Quade, M. ; Du, K.-M. ; Liao, Y. ; Falter, S. ; Baumann, M. ; Loosen, P. ; Poprawe, R.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Fraunhofer-Inst. fur Lasertechnik, Aachen, Germany
         
        
        
        
        
            fDate : 
4/24/1997 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The authors have demonstrated efficient TEM00 operation of the Nd:YVO4 rod laser, one-end-pumped by a one-fibre-coupled diode laser. A 11.6 W linearly polarised laser output with an optical efficiency of 54% in TEM00 mode has been achieved
         
        
            Keywords : 
laser modes; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; 11.6 W; 54 percent; Nd:YVO4 rod laser; TEM00 mode; YVO4:Nd; end pumping; fibre-coupled diode laser; optical efficiency;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el:19970518