• DocumentCode
    1388001
  • Title

    Low-coherence reflectometry of thermal properties in diode-laser-pumped high-power solid-state laser

  • Author

    Wu, L. ; Huang, S.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electro-Optical Eng., Nat. Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    851
  • Lastpage
    853
  • Abstract
    Low-coherence reflectometer employing multiple passages of 1.3-μm low-coherence probe light within the gain medium was used to study the thermal properties of diode-laser-pumped high-power Nd:YVO4 laser and its intracavity frequency doubled version. The longitudinal optical length resolution is 0.5 μm. An IR slope efficiency as high as 68% is achieved as a result.
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; light coherence; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; reflectometry; solid lasers; thermal blooming; 1.3 mum; 68 percent; IR slope efficiency; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; diode-laser-pumped high-power Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser; diode-laser-pumped high-power solid-state laser; gain medium; intracavity frequency doubled version; longitudinal optical length resolution; low-coherence probe light; low-coherence reflectometry; multiple passages; thermal properties; Diodes; Laser excitation; Lenses; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Pump lasers; Reflectometry; Solid lasers; Thermal lensing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.681507
  • Filename
    681507
    • Link To Document
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