Title :
Diode-bar pumped, high-power, planar Nd:YAG waveguide laser
Author :
Bonner, C.L. ; Brown, C.T.A. ; Shepherd, David P. ; Clarkson, W.A. ; Tropper, A.C. ; Hanna, D.C. ; Ferrand, B.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have demonstrated a very simple, compact, and efficient, diode-bar pumped Nd:YAG planar waveguide laser. With further improvements to the output beam quality, the multiwatt output powers available from such lasers should make them attractive for various applications.
Keywords :
laser beams; neodymium; optical planar waveguides; optical pumping; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; diode-bar pumped lasers; high-power; laser beam applications; multiwatt output powers; output beam quality; planar Nd:YAG waveguide laser; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Oscillators; Planar waveguides; Power generation; Power measurement; Pump lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676294
