DocumentCode
421687
Title
Novel Nd:YVO/sub 4/ composite thin slab laser with 11.5 W of output power and M/sup 2/ /spl sim/2.5
Author
Zimer, Hagen ; Langer, Björm ; Wittrock, Ulrich
Author_Institution
Univ. of Appl. Sci. Munster, Steinfurt, Germany
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
16-21 May 2004
Abstract
We present a novel and simple Nd:YVO/sub 4/ composite thin slab laser with low thermo-optical aberrations. Preliminary experiments demonstrate 11.5 W of output power with M/sup 2/ /spl sim/2.5 and an optical slope efficiency of 38 %.
Keywords
aberrations; laser beams; neodymium; solid lasers; thermo-optical devices; thermo-optical effects; 11.5 W; 38 percent; Nd:YVO/sub 4/ composite thin slab laser; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; optical slope efficiency; thermo-optical aberrations;
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
1360896
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