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
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