Title :
High-power emission of Nd-vanadate thin-disk lasers in-band pumped at 0.88 μm directly into the emitting level
Author :
Pavel, N. ; Krankel, C. ; Peters, R. ; Petermann, K. ; Huber, G.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Phys., Univ. of Hamburg, Hamburg
Abstract :
In-band pumping at 0.88 mum was used to realize Nd-vanadate thin-disk lasers with maximum continuous-wave output power of 14.9 W at 1.06 mum, and to generate 9.1 W output power of green light at 0.53 mum. Results on deep-blue generation are discussed.
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; deep-blue generation; high power emission; in-band pumping; thin disk lasers; wavelength 0.88 mum; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Neodymium; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.3530) Lasers, neodymium; (190.2620) Frequency conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
