Title :
Diode-pumped bounce geometry Nd: GdVO4master oscillator power amplifier with high beam quality
Author :
Minassian, Ara ; Sauder, Daniel ; Smith, Gerald R. ; Thompson, Benjamin A. ; Damzen, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Photonics, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London SW7 2BW, United Kingdom; Email: a.minassian@imperial.ac.uk
Abstract :
A Nd: GdVO4oscillator amplifier in bounce amplifier configuration with 104W CW output power in TEM00 mode is demonstrated. Acousto-optically Q-switched system produces 101W of ~ 20ns pulses at 400kHz.
Keywords :
Diodes; Geometry; High power amplifiers; Neodymium; Optical amplifiers; Oscillators; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569416