• DocumentCode
    412115
  • Title

    Diode edge-pumped microchip composite Yb:YAG laser: thermal effects and laser performances

  • Author

    Dascalu, T. ; Taira, T. ; Pavel, N. ; Shoji, I.

  • Author_Institution
    CREATE-JST Corp., Okazaki, Japan
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    Thermal effects and laser performances are reported for edge-pumped microchip Yb:YAG laser. Astigmatic and spherical thermal lens were measured. 135 W peak power in quasicontinuous operation with 10 Hz and 10% duty factor was obtained.
  • Keywords
    aberrations; microchip lasers; optical materials; optical pumping; thermal lensing; ytterbium; 10 Hz; 135 W; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; astigmatic thermal lens; composite Yb:YAG laser; diode edge-pumped microchip; quasicontinuous operation; solid state lasers; spherical thermal lens; thermal effects; Diodes; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Microchip lasers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits; Thermal lensing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-748-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1298264