Title :
LD pumped Yb:YAG micro-thickness slab laser with high-power and high-efficiency oscillation
Author :
Sueda, K. ; Kawato, S. ; Kobayashi, T.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Ind. Sci. & Technol., Fukui
Abstract :
A high-power and high-efficiency Yb:YAG oscillator with a micro-thickness slab structure has been developed. Laser output power of 260 W was obtained in cw oscillation with 42% optical conversion efficiency
Keywords :
optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; 260 W; 42 percent; LD pumped Yb:YAG microthickness slab laser; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; cw oscillation; optical conversion efficiency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
