Title :
High power continuous-wave operation of side-pumped Yb:YAG thin disk laser
Author :
Yamamoto, Syuhei ; Yanagisawa, Takayuki ; Hirano, Yoshihito
Author_Institution :
Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kanagawa
Abstract :
We have developed a side-pumped Yb:YAG thin disk laser combining the pump-beam focusing technique with the Yb:YAG/YAG composite disk structure. The output power of 235 W was obtained with the optical efficiency of 0.375
Keywords :
optical focusing; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; 235 W; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; Yb:YAG/YAG composite disk structure; continuous-wave operation; optical efficiency; pump-beam focusing technique; side-pumped Yb:YAG thin disk laser;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
