Title :
High average power cw face pumping of a Nd:YAG planar waveguide laser with diode bars
Author :
Friel, G.J. ; Lee, J. ; Chesworth, A.A. ; Millas, D.P. ; Baker, H.J. ; Hall, D.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only. Face pumped planar waveguide lasers can be efficiently power scaled by increasing the area of the waveguide proportionately with the number of diode laser pumps. High gain can be achieved and thermal fracture, lensing and birefringence problems are reduced significantly when compared to side-pumped rod lasers or thicker slab designs.
Keywords :
birefringence; neodymium; optical planar waveguides; optical pumping; solid lasers; thermal blooming; waveguide lasers; Nd:YAG planar waveguide laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; birefringence problems; diode bars; f diode laser pumps; face pumped planar waveguide lasers; high average power cw face pumping; power scaled; side-pumped rod lasers; thermal fracture; thermal lensing; thicker slab designs; Birefringence; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Optical design; Planar waveguides; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Slabs; Thermal lensing; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.909988
