Title :
946-nm Nd:YAG laser under ground-state direct diode-pumping at 869 nm
Author :
Bjurshagen, S. ; Laurell, F. ; Koch, R. ; Hoffman, H.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm
Abstract :
We have demonstrated, what we believe is for the first time, direct diode-pumping at 869 nm into the emitting level of a quasi-three-level Nd:YAG laser operating at 946 nm
Keywords :
ground states; laser beams; neodymium; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; 869 nm; 946 nm; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; ground-state direct diode-pumping; quasithree-level laser; Absorption; Diodes; Doping; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical pumping; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201768
