Title :
42 W Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ bounce laser oscillator
Author :
Thompson, B.A. ; Minassian, A. ; Damzen, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll., London, UK
Abstract :
A continuous-wave, diode-pumped Nd:GdVO/sup 4/ bounce laser oscillator produces 20 W of TEM/sub 00/ output (M/sup 2/< 1.05) from 40 W of diode pumping. 42 W multimode and 35 W of TEM/sub 00 /output from 80 W of diode pumping is also demonstrated.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser modes; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; 20 to 80 W; GdVO/sub 4/:Nd; TEM/sub 00/; diode-pumped Nd:GdVO/sup 4/ bounce laser oscillator; multimode;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
