Title :
High efficiency diode-side-pumped Nd3+:YLiF4 laser at 1053nm
Author :
Wetter, Niklaus Ursus ; Sousa, Eduardo Colombo ; Camargo, Fabíola ; Ranieri, Izilda Marcia ; Baldochi, Sonia Lícia
Author_Institution :
Centro de Lasers e Aplic., Inst. de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucl., Sao Paulo, Brazil
Abstract :
In this work, we describe a very compact cavity with two total internal reflections inside the crystal and demonstrate 6.9 W of output power in fundamental mode, which results in 33% optical-to-optical efficiency and 42% slope efficiency.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser cavity resonators; neodymium; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium compounds; YLF:Nd3+; diode-side-pumped laser; efficiency 33 percent; efficiency 42 percent; laser cavity; optical pump power; optical-to-optical efficiency; power 6.9 W; pump pulse duration; slope efficiency; total internal reflection; wavelength 1053 nm; Diodes; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Mirrors; Neodymium; Optical pumping; Power generation; Pump lasers; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192255
