• DocumentCode
    3007307
  • Title

    Power Scalable Semiconductor Disk Laser Using Multiple Gain Cavity

  • Author

    Saarinen, Esa J. ; Härkönen, Antti ; Suomalainen, Soile ; Okhotnikov, Oleg G.

  • Author_Institution
    Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report on power scaling of optically-pumped semiconductor disk laser using multiple gain scheme. Increased power and threshold of rollover have been achieved in dual-gain configuration owing to reduced thermal load for each gain element.
  • Keywords
    amplification; discs (structures); optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; dual-gain configuration; multiple gain cavity; optical pumping; power scaling; rollover threshold; semiconductor disk laser; thermal load; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical pumping; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Thermal loading; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452727
  • Filename
    4452727