Title :
Thermal effects in high-power end-pumped lasers with elliptical-mode geometry
Author :
Paschotta, Rüdiger ; Der Au, Jürg Aus ; Keller, Ursula
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Quantum Electron., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We discuss in detail the effects of thermal lensing and thermally induced stress in end-pumped lasers with a strongly elliptical pump and laser mode and compare this situation with cylindrical rod geometries.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser modes; optical pumping; solid lasers; thermal blooming; thermo-optical effects; -power end-pumped lasers; cylindrical rod geometries; elliptical-mode geometry; laser mode; strongly elliptical pump; thermal effects; thermal lensing; thermally induced stress; Geometrical optics; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical design; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Temperature; Thermal lensing; Thermal stresses;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.883378
