• DocumentCode
    3026804
  • Title

    Advances in High Efficiency Diode Laser Pump Sources Suitable for Pumping Nd:YAG Systems

  • Author

    Crump, Paul ; Martinsen, Rob

  • Author_Institution
    nLight Corp., Vancouver
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    Nd:YAG systems are conventionally pumped at 808-nm. Direct upper-level pumping at 885-nm leads to lower heat. Diode laser pumps sources now provide power with efficiency close to 70% at both wavelengths, offering significant system benefits.
  • Keywords
    infrared sources; neodymium; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; YAG:Nd; direct upper-level pumping; high-efficiency diode laser pump sources; solid-state laser system; wavelength 808 nm; wavelength 885 nm; Crystals; Diode lasers; Heat pumps; Laser excitation; Microchannel; Optical pumping; Power conversion; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump 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.2007.4453727
  • Filename
    4453727
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3026804