Title :
Thermal and non-thermal lensing of Yb:YAG and Tm:YAG thin slab laser gain media
Author :
Fulford, B.S. ; Hall, D.R. ; Lee, J. ; Baker, H.J.
Author_Institution :
Heriot-Watt Eng. Doctorate Centre, Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
This paper aims to demonstrate the non-thermal lensing component of intensely pumped Yb:YAG and Tm:YAG thin slabs. To the author´s knowledge, this is the first time the method has been used to investigate the electronic lensing component for the thin slab architecture.
Keywords :
optical pumping; solid lasers; thermal lensing; thulium; ytterbium; Tm:YAG thin slab laser gain media; YAG:Tm; YAG:Yb; Yb:YAG thin slab laser gain media; electronic lensing component; nonthermal lensing; thermal lensing; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Lenses; Pump lasers; Refractive index; Slabs; Thermal lensing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6800639
