Title :
High-power diode-bar-pumped Nd:YLF laser at 1.053-/spl mu/m
Author :
Clarkson, W.A. ; Bollig, Christoph ; Hardman, P.J. ; Hanna, D.C.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Here, we describe a simple Nd:LiYF/sub 4/ laser that yields a high cw output power at 1.053 /spl mu/m by end-pumping with two 20 W cw diode bars, each equipped with a two-mirror beam-shaper. The laser design shown utilizes a simple folded resonator design containing two 10-mm-long Nd:YLF rods mounted in water-cooled heat-sinks.
Keywords :
cooling; heat sinks; infrared sources; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser transitions; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; 1.053 mum; 10 mm; 20 W; LiYF/sub 4/:Nd; Nd:LiYF/sub 4/ laser; Nd:YLF rods; cw diode bars; end-pumping; folded resonator design; high cw output power; high-power diode-bar-pumped Nd:YLF laser; laser design; two-mirror beam-shaper; water-cooled heat-sinks; Diodes; Focusing; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Lasers and electrooptics; Neodymium; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
