Title :
High-power core-doped ceramic Nd:YAG laser
Author :
Kracht, Dietmar ; Frede, Maik ; Freiburg, Denis ; Wilhelm, Ralf ; Fallnich, Carsten
Author_Institution :
Laser Zentrum Hannover eV, Germany
Abstract :
A composite ceramic Nd:YAG laser with a centrally doped region of 1.5mm in diameter in a 3 mm rod is presented. An output power of 144 W was achieved with an absorbed pump power of 226 W.
Keywords :
ceramics; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; 1.5 mm; 144 W; 226 W; 3 mm; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; absorbed pump power; composite ceramic Nd:YAG laser; Ceramics; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical coupling; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical variables control; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202031
