Title :
Watt-level, efficient and radially polarized Nd:YAG laser
Author :
Xia, Kegui ; Li, Jianlang
Author_Institution :
Shanghai Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
In this report, we presented an efficient, watt-level and radially polarized Nd:YAG laser. We used a 2-mm thick and 1-at.% doped Nd:YAG crystal, which is bonded with two 3-mm thick and un-doped YAG end caps, as the gain medium.
Keywords :
light polarisation; neodymium; yttrium compounds; YAG:Nd; radially polarized laser; size 2 mm; size 3 mm; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942483
