Title :
High-average-power conductive-cooled diode-pumped Nd:YLF laser
Author :
Hirano, Yoshikuni ; Yanagisawa, Takufumi ; Ueno, Satoshi ; Kasahara, K. ; Uchino, O. ; Nagai, Takayuki ; Nagasawa, C.
Author_Institution :
Inf. Technol. R&D Center, Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have demonstrated a 72 W average power conductive-cooled diode pumped Nd:LiYF/sub 4/ laser with optical efficiency of 43%. We believe this power and efficiency is high enough for almost spaceborne use.
Keywords :
aberrations; aerospace instrumentation; cooling; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; 43 percent; 72 W; LiYF4:Nd; Nd:LiYF/sub 4/ laser; YLF:Nd; high-average-power conductive-cooled diode-pumped Nd:YLF laser; optical efficiency; spaceborne use; Diodes; Laser excitation; Optical diffraction; Optical distortion; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical retarders; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.675924
