Title :
Investigation of temperature distribution and phase distortion in high-power diode edge-pumped microchip composite Yb:YAG laser
Author :
Dascalu, T. ; Tsunekane, M. ; Taira, T.
Author_Institution :
Japan Sci. & Technol. Corp., Fukui, Japan
Abstract :
Temperature distribution modelling and measurement are reported for 400-/spl mu/m thick Yb:YAG/YAG composite structure with 2/spl times/2-mm/sup 2/ core area, 10-at.% Yb:YAG. Small focus shift and low astigmatism is demonstrated while absorbed power is in hundreds watts range.
Keywords :
aberrations; composite materials; microchip lasers; optical distortion; optical focusing; optical pumping; ytterbium; 400 mum; YAG:Yb-YAG; YAl5O12:Yb-YAl5O12; astigmatism; focus shift; high-power diode edge-pumped microchip composite Yb:YAG laser; phase distortion; temperature distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
