Title :
High power Yb:YAG lasers
Author :
Bruesselbach, H. ; Sumida, D.S. ; Reeder, R.
Author_Institution :
Hughes Res. Labs., Malibu, CA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have now demonstrated a one kilowatt Yb:YAG oscillator, using a single 3 mm diameter, 3 cm long side-pumped rod. Results of operating this and our smaller Yb:YAG heads in MOPA architectures will also be discussed
Keywords :
solid lasers; ytterbium; 1 kW; MOPA; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; high power Yb:YAG laser; side-pumped rod; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3895-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1997.645449