62-W cw TEM(00) Nd:YAG laser side-pumped by fiber-coupled diode lasers

We describe the laser performance and thermal properties of side-pumped Nd:YAG rod lasers that use ibercoupled diode lasers as pump sources. Utilizing a nearly homogeneous pump light profile, we realize an output power of more than 60 W in TEM(00) mode operation with optical-to-optical efficiencies...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Optics Letters 1996-02, Vol.21 (3), p.210-212
Hauptverfasser:	Golla, D, Bode, M, Knoke, S, Schöne, W, Tünnermann, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DESIGN EFFICIENCY ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES NEAR INFRARED RADIATION NEODYMIUM LASERS OPTICAL PUMPING POWER RANGE 10-100 W
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe the laser performance and thermal properties of side-pumped Nd:YAG rod lasers that use ibercoupled diode lasers as pump sources. Utilizing a nearly homogeneous pump light profile, we realize an output power of more than 60 W in TEM(00) mode operation with optical-to-optical efficiencies of more than 25%. In multimode operation, optical slope efficiencies of more than 46% are observed.
ISSN:	0146-9592
DOI:	10.1364/OL.21.000210