Title :
218 W,M2 = 20.2 green beam generation by intracavity-frequency-doubled diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser
Author :
Yong, Bo ; Qianjin, Cui ; Aicong, Geng ; Xiaodong, Yang ; Qinjun, Peng ; Yuanfu, Lu ; Dafu, Cui ; Zuyan, Xu
Author_Institution :
Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing
Abstract :
By employing a thermally near-unstable cavity design with two-rod birefringence compensation, average power of 218 W with beam quality of M2 = 20.2 was achieved by intracavity frequency doubling a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser.
Keywords :
birefringence; laser cavity resonators; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; YAG:Nd; diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser; green beam generation; intracavity frequency doubling; power 218 W; thermally near-unstable cavity design; two-rod birefringence compensation; Diodes; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; 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.2007.4452947