Title :
Power scaling of directly pumped Nd∶GdVO4 laser using grown-together composite crystal
Author :
Li, Xudong ; Yu, Xin ; Chen, Fei ; Yan, Renpeng ; Luo, Ming ; Yu, Junhua ; Chen, Deying
Author_Institution :
Nat. Key Lab. of Tunable Laser Technol., Harbin Inst. of Technol., Harbin, China
Abstract :
Power scaling of end-pumped Nd:GdVO4 laser was realized by directly pumping and grown-together crystal. A maximum CW output power of 46.0W with M2 <; 1.1 was obtained. Effective A-O Q-switch operations were also reported.
Keywords :
Q-switching; gadolinium compounds; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; Nd:GdVO4 laser; Nd:GdVO4; Q-switch; composite crystal; directly pumped; directly pumping; grown together crystal; power scaling; Crystals; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Lenses; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
