Title :
Pulsed-mode operation of a diode-pumped Nd:YVO/sub 4/ thin disk laser
Author :
Hollemann, G. ; Zimer, H. ; Hirt, A.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Syst., JENOPTIK Laser, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The experimental data presented in this paper demonstrate the potential of the Nd:YVO/sub 4/ thin disk laser to achieve a pulse energy in the mJ range with a diffraction-limited beam and high pulse repetition rates. Such a laser source is interesting for micromaterials processing applications.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser materials processing; laser modes; light diffraction; microdisc lasers; micromachining; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; diffraction-limited beam; diode-pumped Nd:YVO/sub 4/ thin disk laser; high pulse repetition rates; laser micromaterials processing applications; laser source; mJ range; pulse energy; pulsed-mode operation; Diodes; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optimized production technology; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump 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.1998.676609
