Title :
Influence of doping concentration and corresponding heat generation on the performance of a high power two-head Nd:YAG laser
Author :
Puncken, Oliver ; Winkelmann, Lutz ; Wessels, Peter ; Frede, Maik ; Kracht, Dietmar ; Neumann, Jörg
Author_Institution :
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hannover, Germany
Abstract :
A longitudinally pumped high power Nd:YAG laser in a birefringence compensated two-head geometry is investigated. A similar system has previously been developed in which the pump wavelength had been close to the absorption maximum of Nd:YAG.
Keywords :
birefringence; doping; light absorption; semiconductor lasers; YAG:Nd; birefringence; doping concentration; heat generation; light absorption; semiconductor laser; Absorption; Crystals; Doping; Heat pumps; Laser excitation; Neodymium; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Thermal stresses;
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.2009.5192471
