A novel solution of a high-average-power Nd:YAG laser with cavity completed by dynamic holographic gratings

Author

Antipov, O.L. ; Zinoviev, A.P. ; Yudakin, G.E. ; Eremeykin, O.N. ; Savikin, A.P. ; Vorob´ev, V.A.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Appl. Phys., Russian Acad. of Sci., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

fYear

2003

fDate

22-27 June 2003

Firstpage

314

Abstract

In this paper, self-starting laser with a cavity completed by dynamic holographic gratings was presented. And optimization of their architecture for generation of high average power beams with good quality was done. A similar scheme is studied also by use of two Nd:YAG crystals under intensive side-pumping by quasicontinuous wave diode stacks (at 808 nm). Self-starting oscillations for Nd:YAG crystals was investigated by the diode-pumped Nd:YAG rods and slabs.

Keywords

diodes; holographic gratings; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 808 nm; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; beam quality; dynamic holographic gratings; high-average-power Nd:YAG laser; intensive side-pumping; laser cavity; laser rods; optimization; quasicontinuous wave diode; self-starting oscillations; Birefringence; Gratings; Holography; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical amplifiers; Polarization; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7734-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312375

Filename

1312375