DocumentCode
421684
Title
A high-power, TEM/sub 00/-mode, diode-pumped, Brewster-cut Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ laser
Author
Rimington, N.W. ; Schieffer, S.L. ; Schroeder, W. Andreas ; Brickeen, Brian K.
Author_Institution
Phys. Dept., Illinois Univ., Chicago, IL, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
16-21 May 2004
Abstract
The continuous-wave and Q-switched (and cavity-dumped) operation of a robust and efficient diode-pumped Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ laser is presented. Tailoring of the pump-induced thermal lens in the Brewster-cut gain medium allows high-power (>10 W), circular TEM/sub 00/-mode operation.
Keywords
Q-switching; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; thermal lensing; Brewster-cut Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ laser; GdVO/sub 4/:Nd; Q-switched operation; cavity-dumped operation; circular TEM/sub 00/-mode; continuous-wave operation; diode-pumped Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ laser; pump-induced thermal lens;
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
1360893
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