• DocumentCode
    1249919
  • Title

    Efficient TEM00 operation of Nd:YVO4 laser end pumped by fibre-coupled diode laser

  • Author

    Zhang, J. ; Quade, M. ; Du, K.-M. ; Liao, Y. ; Falter, S. ; Baumann, M. ; Loosen, P. ; Poprawe, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Fraunhofer-Inst. fur Lasertechnik, Aachen, Germany
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    4/24/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    775
  • Lastpage
    777
  • Abstract
    The authors have demonstrated efficient TEM00 operation of the Nd:YVO4 rod laser, one-end-pumped by a one-fibre-coupled diode laser. A 11.6 W linearly polarised laser output with an optical efficiency of 54% in TEM00 mode has been achieved
  • Keywords
    laser modes; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; 11.6 W; 54 percent; Nd:YVO4 rod laser; TEM00 mode; YVO4:Nd; end pumping; fibre-coupled diode laser; optical efficiency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19970518
  • Filename
    590230