Title :
Laser Beam Characteristics by the Compensation of Thermal Lensing Effect in a Fiber-Coupled Laser-Diode Pumped Ceramic Nd:YAG Laser
Author :
Kim, Duck-Lae ; Kim, Yeong-Sik ; Kim, Byung-Tai
Author_Institution :
Med. Laser & Device Res. Center, Dankook Univ., Cheonan
Abstract :
The characteristics of laser beam by the compensation of thermal lensing effect in a fiber- coupled laser-diode ceramic Nd:YAG laser was investigated. Using a compensator, the divergence and M of the output beam at the pump power of 12 W were 2.4 and 5.5 mrad, respectively. The high frequency ingredients at the compensated laser beam were removed.
Keywords :
laser beams; neodymium; optical fibre couplers; optical pumping; solid lasers; thermal lensing; yttrium compounds; YAG:Nd; fiber-coupled laser-diode pumped ceramic laser; frequency ingredients; laser beam characteristics; output beam divergence; power 12 W; pump power; thermal lensing effect compensation; Ceramics; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical materials; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Thermal lensing; Thermal stresses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391705
