• DocumentCode
    688769
  • Title

    Power scaling concept for solid-state lasers based on a rotating cavity configuration

  • Author

    Eckold, M. ; Mackenzie, Jacob I. ; Clarkson, W.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A laser architecture for scaling output power and avoiding deleterious thermal effects based on a resonator with a rotating periscope is described. Preliminary results for continuous-wave and Q-switched operation are presented.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; laser cavity resonators; solid lasers; Q-switched operation; continuous-wave operation; laser architecture; power scaling concept; resonator; rotating cavity configuration; rotating periscope; solid-state lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833144