DocumentCode
3012139
Title
High Power CW Yb:YAG Cryogenic Laser
Author
Brown, David C. ; Singley, Joseph M. ; Yager, Evan ; Kuper, Jerry W. ; Lotito, Brett J. ; Bennett, Lonnie L.
Author_Institution
LLC, Hallstead
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We describe the operation of a compact CW liquid nitrogen cooled Yb:YAG laser with near diffraction-limited output > 200 W and slope efficiency > 63%.
Keywords
cryogenics; nitrogen; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; CW liquid nitrogen cooled laser; Y3Al5O12:Yb; Yb:YAG cryogenic laser; high power CW laser; near diffraction-limited output; slope efficiency; solid lasers; Cryogenics; Diodes; Mirrors; Nitrogen; Power generation; Power lasers; Reflectivity; Semiconductor laser arrays; Thermal conductivity; Thermal expansion;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453001
Filename
4453001
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