Title :
45W CW TEM00 mode diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG rod laser with linearly polarized beam
Author :
de Souza Pinto, Regiane ; Geskus, Dimitri ; Ursus Wetter, Niklaus
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucl., São Paulo, Brazil
Abstract :
Using a commercial, diode-side pumped Nd:YAG rod laser module, we obtain more than 53% extraction efficiency in fundamental mode with respect to multimode operation in a fully polarized beam.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser modes; light polarisation; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; CW TEM00 mode diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG rod laser module; YAG:Nd; extraction efficiencγ; fundamental mode; linearly polarized beam; multimode operation; power 45 W; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical resonators; Power generation; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA