DocumentCode
1991400
Title
A cryogenic, end pumped, zigzag slab laser suitable for power scaling
Author
Ganija, Miftar ; Ottaway, David J. ; Veitch, Peter J. ; Munch, Jesper
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
fYear
2011
fDate
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Firstpage
627
Lastpage
629
Abstract
Power scaling in solid-state lasers is limited by thermally induced distortion and birefringence in the laser crystal. It is well known that the thermo-mechanical and thermo-optical properties of YAG improve significantly at cryogenic temperatures, but these advantages remain to be fully exploited in robust, power scalable designs. We report the first cryogenic, conduction cooled, end pumped, zigzag slab Yb:YAG laser capable of repeated temperature cycling.
Keywords
cryogenics; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; YAG:Yb; birefringence; cryogenic conduction cooled end pumped zigzag slab laser; cryogenic temperatures; laser crystal; power scaling; solid-state lasers; temperature cycling; thermally induced distortion; thermo-mechanical properties; thermo-optical properties; Cooling; Cryogenics; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Slabs;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1939-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194005
Filename
6194005
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