Title :
Microchip laser with vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diode pump
Author :
Summers, H.D. ; Preston, J.M. ; Kemp, A.J. ; Sinclair, B.D. ; Roberts, J.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Wales Coll. of Cardiff, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Vertical-cavity, surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) diodes offer an alternative and potentially more efficient pump source. We report on Nd:YVO/sub 4/ microchip lasers operating with surface-emitting pump lasers and demonstrate the potential of VCSELs to produce low pump power devices.
Keywords :
geometry; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; surface emitting lasers; yttrium compounds; Nd:YVO/sub 4/ microchip lasers; VCSEL laser diodes; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; efficient pump source; low pump power devices; microchip laser; surface-emitting pump lasers; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diode pump; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Microchip lasers; Physics; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
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.1999.834530
