Title :
Diode-pumped grazing incidence slab lasers
Author :
Alcock, A.J. ; Bernard, John E.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Microstructural Sci., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
fDate :
2/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Diode-pumped grazing incidence slab (GISL) lasers, and materials which may be used with this configuration, are discussed. Of the materials investigated so far, Nd:YVO4 has been shown to yield high efficiency and high small-signal gain, and a compact, 1-kHz repetition rate laser, using a Nd:YVO4 slab has generated 3-ns duration, millijoule pulses with high beam quality. A numerical model for GISL lasers has been developed and used to simulate a hybrid Nd:YVO4/Nd:YAG oscillator. A preliminary, experimental investigation of such a hybrid system has yielded results that are consistent with the model predictions
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser theory; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 3 ns; Nd:YVO4; Nd:YVO4 slab; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; YVO4:Nd; diode-pumped grazing incidence slab lasers; high beam quality; high efficiency; high small-signal gain; hybrid Nd:YVO4/Nd:YAG oscillator; hybrid system; kHz repetition rate laser; millijoule pulses; model predictions; ns duration; numerical model; Absorption; Diodes; Laser modes; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Optical resonators; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Slabs;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.585806
