Title :
Nd-vanadate thin-disk lasers under diode pumping into the 4F5/2 and 4F3/2 levels
Author :
Pavel, N. ; Lünstedt, K. ; Petermann, K. ; Huber, G.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. for Laser Plasma & Radiat. Phys., Bucharest
Abstract :
We report on continuous-wave 532-nm Nd:YVO4 thin-disk lasers with output powers of 6.4 W and 4.4 W with pumping at 808 nm and 880 nm, respectively. Also, deep-blue emission in the watt regime was achieved from Nd-doped vanadates.
Keywords :
neodymium; photoluminescence; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Nd-vanadate thin-disk lasers; YVO4:Nd; continuous-wave high-power visible laser sources; deep-blue emission; diode pumping; power 4.4 W; power 6.4 W; wavelength 532 nm; wavelength 808 nm; wavelength 880 nm; Diodes; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Neodymium; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Surface emitting 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.2007.4453705