Title :
Cryogenic, conduction cooled, end pumped, zigzag slab laser, suitable for power scaling
Author :
Ganija, Miftar ; Ottaway, David J. ; Veitch, Peter J. ; Munch, Jesper
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Abstract :
Thermo mechanical and thermo optical properties of Yb:YAG improve significantly at cryogenic temperatures. We present the first end pumped, zigzag slab Yb:YAG geometry, which is cryogenically conduction cooled, robust, and power scalable.
Keywords :
cryogenics; geometrical optics; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; conduction cooled laser; cryogenic laser; end pumped laser; power scaling; thermo mechanical properties; thermo optical properties; zigzag slab laser; Cooling; Cryogenics; Laser excitation; Pump lasers; Slabs; Stress;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
