DocumentCode
2055268
Title
Thermooptical distortions in a Nd:YAG slab with a zigzag beam propagation
Author
Lyashedko, A.D. ; Bufetova, G.A. ; Seregin, V.F. ; Tsvetkov, V.B. ; Shcherbakov, I.A.
Author_Institution
Gen. Phys. Inst., Moscow, Russia
fYear
2011
fDate
22-26 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
Efficient operation of diode-pumped solid-state lasers with both high average power and good beam quality is generally limited by thermal effects in the laser gain medium. The effects of these distortions can be mitigated by application different pumping and extraction architecture. We investigate experimentally the degree of absorbed pumping inhomogeneity which could influence the beam quality.
Keywords
laser beams; slabs; thermo-optical effects; YAG:Nd; absorbed pumping inhomogeneity; diode-pumped solid-state lasers; laser gain medium; slab; thermal effects; thermooptical distortions; zigzag beam propagation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location
Munich
ISSN
Pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN
Pending
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942486
Filename
5942486
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