Title :
Thermal lensing in Nd:YVO4 laser with in-band pumping at 914 nm
Author :
Waritanant, Tanant ; Major, Arkady
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Abstract :
Thermal lensing in Nd:YVO4 laser with in-band pumping at 914nm was experimentally characterized. An FEA modeling showed excellent agreement. A comparison with other standard pumping wavelengths was also made, highlighting a factor of 3 difference.
Keywords :
finite element analysis; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; thermal lensing; yttrium compounds; FEA modeling; Nd:YVO4 laser; YVO4:Nd; finite element analysis; in-band pumping; pumping wavelengths; thermal lensing; wavelength 914 nm; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Measurement by laser beam; Pump lasers; Thermal lensing; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA