Compact diode-side-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser in grazing-incidence configuration

The analysis of compact CW diode-side-pumped grazing-incidence-geometry Nd:YVO4 laser designs is presented. An output power of 5 W (*l=1064 nm) was produced at 17 W of diode pump (conversion efficiency of 30%) in single transverse TEM00 mode operation at high laser beam quality (Mx #~1.05 and My #~1...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics Lasers and optics, 2003, Vol.76 (1), p.13-16
Hauptverfasser:	BERMUDEZ GUTIERREZ, J. C, DAMZEN, M. J, PINTO-ROBLEDO, V. J, KIR'YANOV, A. V, SOTO-BERNAL, J. J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Astigmatism Cavity resonators Conversion Design engineering Diode pumps Diode-pumped lasers Doped-insulator lasers and other solid state lasers Exact sciences and technology Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications) Laser beams Laser cavities Lasers Optics Physics
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Zusammenfassung:	The analysis of compact CW diode-side-pumped grazing-incidence-geometry Nd:YVO4 laser designs is presented. An output power of 5 W (*l=1064 nm) was produced at 17 W of diode pump (conversion efficiency of 30%) in single transverse TEM00 mode operation at high laser beam quality (Mx #~1.05 and My #~1.01). The resonator geometry was analyzed by applying generalized 4X4 matrix modeling of the spatial mode size, including the impact on the laser operation of cavity astigmatism and a thermal lens in the laser slab. The simplicity and compactness of the laser cavities allow their use for technological applications.
ISSN:	0946-2171 1432-0649
DOI:	10.1007/s00340-002-1056-8