Title :
Pulsed gain and thermal lensing of Nd:LiYF4
Author :
Murray, James E.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Lab., Univ. of Calif., Livermore, CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Measurements show that a 1 cm diameter Nd:YLF rod amplifier produces extremely weak thermal lensing when pulse pumped at 3 Hz to a gain of 13 at 1053 nm. Direct comparison with Nd:YAG indicates much weaker thermal lensing effects for both ordinary and extraordinary polarizations in Nd:YLF.
Keywords :
Laser amplifiers; Laser thermal factors; Laser-beam focusing; YLF lasers; Gain measurement; Glass; Neodymium; Optical amplifiers; Oscillators; Polarization; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Thermal lensing; US Government;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1983.1071924
