Title :
Diode proximity-coupled Nd:GdVO4 planar waveguide laser
Author :
Imaki, Masao ; Yamamoto, Syuhei ; Seki, Koji ; Yanagisawa, Takayuki ; Hirano, Yoshihito
Author_Institution :
Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kamakura
Abstract :
We demonstrated a compact linear-polarized planer waveguide laser with diode proximity-coupling pump geometry, and uniaxial laser material of Nd:GdVO4 The laser cavity size is as small as 4-mm times 1 mm including the 5-stripe pumping diode, the total output power of 1.7-W for five independent nearly diffraction- limited beams was obtained at the pumping diode output power of 5.7-W.
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; light polarisation; neodymium; optical materials; optical planar waveguides; optical pumping; solid lasers; vanadium compounds; waveguide lasers; 5 stripe pumping diode; GdVO4:Nd; compact linear-polarized planer waveguide laser; diffraction- limited beams; diode proximity-coupling pump geometry; laser cavity size; power 1.7 W; power 5.7 W; pumping diode output power; size 1 mm; size 4 mm; uniaxial laser material; Diodes; Geometrical optics; Laser excitation; Metalworking machines; Optical materials; Planar waveguides; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628047
