DocumentCode
1343573
Title
Self-adjusting compensating thermal lens to balance the thermally induced lens in solid-state lasers
Author
Weber, R. ; Graf, Thomas ; Weber, Heinz P.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Bern Univ., Switzerland
Volume
36
Issue
6
fYear
2000
fDate
6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
757
Lastpage
764
Abstract
The thermal lens is a critical issue, particularly in high-power diode-pumped solid-state laser rods. A self-adjusting scheme for compensation of the thermally induced lens is presented. The requirements for such an element and its influence on the resonator are discussed. With an appropriate compensating element and a suitable resonator design, constant beam parameters are expected to be achieved over a pump range of several kilowatts.
Keywords
laser cavity resonators; lenses; nonlinear optics; optical pumping; solid lasers; compensating element; compensation; constant beam parameters; critical issue; high-power diode-pumped solid-state laser rods; pump range; resonator; resonator design; self-adjusting compensating thermal lens; self-adjusting scheme; solid-state lasers; thermal lens; thermally induced lens; Laser excitation; Lenses; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Thermal expansion; Thermal lensing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/3.845734
Filename
845734
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