Title :
High power diode-laser-pumped twisted-mode Nd:YAG laser
Author :
Nakagawa, Ken´ichi ; Shimizu, Yukitaka ; Ohtsu, Motoichi
Author_Institution :
Interdisciplinary Grad. Sch. of Sci. and Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
fDate :
4/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We describe the design and performance of a high power diode-laser-pumped twisted-mode Nd:YAG laser. Using four high power 1 W diode lasers as pumping, nearly single frequency output power of 950 mW was obtained. Stable single frequency operation was realized with the help of injection locking with a master monolithic ring diode-laser-pumped Nd:YAG laser.<>
Keywords :
laser mode locking; laser modes; neodymium; optical pumping; ring lasers; solid lasers; 1 W; 950 mW; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; diode lasers; diode-laser-pumped; high power; injection locking; master monolithic ring diode-laser-pumped Nd:YAG laser; nearly single frequency output power; stable single frequency operation; twisted-mode; Diode lasers; Frequency; Injection-locked oscillators; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Optical design; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Ring lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
