DocumentCode :
795633
Title :
Diode pumped CW Nd:YAG laser operating at 938.5 nm
Author :
Koch, R. ; Clarkson, W.A. ; Hanna, D.C.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Volume :
32
Issue :
6
fYear :
1996
fDate :
3/14/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
553
Lastpage :
554
Abstract :
Efficient operation of a Nd:YAG laser on the quasi-three-level transition at 938.5 nm, end-pumped by a 20 W diode bar is reported. For the maximum available incident power of 13.6 W we have obtained a CW laser output at room temperature of 2.0 W in a near diffraction-limited TEM00 beam
Keywords :
laser beams; laser transitions; light diffraction; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; 13.6 W; 2 W; 20 W; 938.5 nm; CW laser output; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; diode bar; diode pumped CW Nd:YAG laser; end-pumped; maximum available incident power; near diffraction-limited TEM00 beam; quasi-three-level transition; room temperature;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
0013-5194
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960400
Filename :
490468
Link To Document :
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