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
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;
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.2011.5942486
