Title :
High-power CW operation and beam quality of a diode edge-pumped, composite all-ceramic Yb:YAG microchip laser
Author :
Tsunekane, Masaki ; Taira, Takunori
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Molecular Sci. (IMS), Okazaki
Abstract :
>400W CW operation of a diode edge-pumped, composite all-ceramic Yb:YAG microchip (3mm- diameter core with a 200 mum thickness) laser was successfully demonstrated. The M2 factor less than 7 up to 200 W CW was obtained.
Keywords :
laser beams; microchip lasers; optical pumping; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; M factor; YAG:Yb; beam quality; composite all-ceramic microchip laser; diode edge-pumping; Ceramics; Diodes; Laser beams; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Microchip lasers; Optical materials; Power generation; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452715