• DocumentCode
    500434
  • Title

    Large enhancement in TEM00 solar laser power by a light guide assembly-elliptical cavity

  • Author

    Liang, Dawei ; Pereira, Rui

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. de Fis., Univ. Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Through a fused silica light guide assembly, the concentrated solar radiation is efficiently focused into a small diameter Nd:YAG rod by a sharp elliptical cavity. TEM00 laser power is triple that of the 2D-DCPC cavity.
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; neodymium; silicon compounds; solar energy concentrators; solid lasers; 2D-DCPC cavity; SiO2; TEM00 solar laser power; YAG:Nd; dielectric compound parabolic concentrator; fused silica light guide assembly; solar radiation; Apertures; Assembly; Laser excitation; Magnesium; Optical pumping; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Silicon compounds; Solar radiation; Solid lasers; (140.0140) Lasers and laser optics; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state; (140.5560) Pumping;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225827