Title :
Transient thermal effect in the gain medium of pulsed and end-pumped laser
Author :
Zhang, Shuaiyi ; Xu, Jianqiu
Author_Institution :
Shanghai Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
A 4D thermal model was established with the finite element analysis to numerically simulate the temperature variation in the gain medium of pulsed and end-pumped laser. Two possible methods were proposed to compensate the thermal effect.
Keywords :
finite element analysis; laser beams; optical pumping; solid lasers; thermal analysis; thermo-optical effects; 4D thermal model; end-pumped laser; finite element analysis; gain medium; pulsed laser; solid-state lasers; temperature variation; transient thermal effect; Finite element methods; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Nd:YAG; Thermal effect; Transient temperature;
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.2009.5292573
