• DocumentCode
    421579
  • Title

    High resolution absolute temperature mapping in diode-end-pumped Yb:YAG and heat transfer measurements

  • Author

    Forget, Sebastien ; Chenais, Sebastien ; Druon, Frederic ; Balembois, Francois ; Georges, Patrick

  • Author_Institution
    Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l´´Institut d´´Optique, Paris-Sud Centre Univ., Orsay, France
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    We report 60-/spl mu/m resolution, direct and absolute temperature measurements in a diode-end-pumped Yb:YAG crystal. For the first time to our knowledge, the heat transfer coefficient has been measured with different types of thermal contact.
  • Keywords
    heat transfer; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; temperature measurement; ytterbium; 60 mum; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; diode-end-pumped Yb:YAG; heat transfer coefficient; high resolution absolute temperature mapping; thermal contact;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1360771