Title :
A 100 W, edge-pumped, conduction-cooled Nd:YAG zig-zag slab laser with low thermal distortion
Author :
Rutherford, T.S. ; Tulloch, W.M. ; Gustafson, E.K. ; Byer, Robert L.
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have developed a zig-zag slab laser design based on conduction-cooling and a novel pumping geometry called edge-pumping. The edge-pumping geometry decouples the cooling and optical pumping interfaces, simplifying the laser head design. Other advantages include low thermal distortion, efficient pump absorption, conduction-cooling, and scalability.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser cooling; laser modes; laser variables measurement; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; 100 W; 104 W; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; conduction-cooling; cooling; edge-pumped conduction-cooled zig-zag slab laser; edge-pumping; edge-pumping geometry; efficient pump absorption; laser head design; low thermal distortion; optical pumping interfaces; pumping geometry; scalability; thermal distortion; zig-zag slab laser; zig-zag slab laser design; Cooling; Geometrical optics; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Optical design; Optical distortion; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Slabs; Thermal conductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.833838
