Title :
Laser resonators for powerful diffraction limited beams
Author :
Ostermeyer, Martin
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Univ. of Potsdam, Germany
Abstract :
In this presentation the laser resonator properties to provide high power diffraction limited beams with rod lasers are discussed. The birefringence compensated lasers presented here are based on a Nd:YAG double rod laser system with an average output power of 180 W working with a repetition rate of 1 kHz. Scaling results of this Nd:YAG double rod laser system will be reported.
Keywords :
birefringence; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; light diffraction; neodymium; optical materials; solid lasers; thermo-optical effects; 180 W; Nd:YAG double rod laser system output power; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; birefringence compensated lasers; diffraction limited beams; laser resonator properties; laser scaling; Birefringence; Brightness; Brillouin scattering; Crystals; Diffraction; Laser beams; Laser stability; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312160
