Diode-laser-array-pumped neodymium slab oscillators

A high-power multistripe diode-laser array has been used to pump miniature zigzag slab oscillators of Nd:YAG and Nd:glass. With Nd:YAG we have demonstrated output at 1.06 microm of 70-kW peak power and 585-mW average power with an electrical-to-optical efficiency of 4%. In this experiment the Nd:gla...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Opt. Lett.; (United States) 1988-03, Vol.13 (3), p.204-206
Hauptverfasser:	REED, M. K, KOZLOVSKY, W. J, BYER, R. L, HARNAGEL, G. L, CROSS, P. S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	420300 - Engineering- Lasers- (-1989) COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS DESIGN Doped-insulator lasers and other solid state lasers EFFICIENCY ENGINEERING Exact sciences and technology Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications) LASER MATERIALS LASERS MATERIALS NEODYMIUM LASERS OPTICAL PUMPING Optics Physics PUMPING SOLID STATE LASERS
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Zusammenfassung:	A high-power multistripe diode-laser array has been used to pump miniature zigzag slab oscillators of Nd:YAG and Nd:glass. With Nd:YAG we have demonstrated output at 1.06 microm of 70-kW peak power and 585-mW average power with an electrical-to-optical efficiency of 4%. In this experiment the Nd:glass lasers were limited to 160-mW average power and less efficiency than the Nd:YAG. The differences between these materials are discussed.
ISSN:	0146-9592 1539-4794
DOI:	10.1364/OL.13.000204