Title :
270-W 15-kHz MOPA system based on side-pumped rod-type Nd:YAG gain modules
Author :
Cha, Yong-Ho ; Ko, Kwang-Hoon ; Lim, Gwon ; Han, Jae-Min ; Park, Hyun-Min ; Kim, Taek-Soo ; Jeong, Do-Young
Author_Institution :
Quantum Opt. Div., Korea Atomic Energy Res. Inst., Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
We have developed a 270-W 15-kHz MOPA system with a 30-ns pulse duration based on rod-type Nd:YAG gain modules. Thermal lensing and thermal depolarization were carefully compensated by image relay.
Keywords :
laser beams; neodymium; solid lasers; thermal lensing; MOPA system; YAG:Nd; frequency 15 kHz; high-power laser system; image relay; master oscillator power amplifier; power 270 W; side-pumped rod-type gain module; thermal depolarization; thermal lensing; time 30 ns; Birefringence; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Relays; MOPA; Nd:YAG laser;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292559
