Title :
533W peak power Yb:YAG composite waveguide laser
Author :
Takasaki, Takuya ; Fukahori, Hidenori ; Yamamoto, Shuhei ; Yanagisawa, Takayuki ; Hirano, Yoshihito
Author_Institution :
Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kamakura, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrated a Yb:YAG composite planar waveguide laser. Low-order mode waveguide is realized by refractive index difference between YAG and Yb:YAG. The peak power of 533-W was obtained at the Q-CW pumping power of 1506-W.
Keywords :
optical planar waveguides; optical pumping; refractive index; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; ytterbium; Q-continuous wave pumping; YAG:Yb; composite planar waveguide laser; low-order mode waveguide; peak power composite waveguide laser; power 533 W; refractive index; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Pump lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
