DocumentCode
1405193
Title
Thermal effects in high-power end-pumped lasers with elliptical-mode geometry
Author
Paschotta, Rüdiger ; Der Au, Jürg Aus ; Keller, Ursula
Author_Institution
Inst. of Quantum Electron., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Volume
6
Issue
4
fYear
2000
Firstpage
636
Lastpage
642
Abstract
We discuss in detail the effects of thermal lensing and thermally induced stress in end-pumped lasers with a strongly elliptical pump and laser mode and compare this situation with cylindrical rod geometries.
Keywords
laser cavity resonators; laser modes; optical pumping; solid lasers; thermal blooming; thermo-optical effects; -power end-pumped lasers; cylindrical rod geometries; elliptical-mode geometry; laser mode; strongly elliptical pump; thermal effects; thermal lensing; thermally induced stress; Geometrical optics; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical design; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Temperature; Thermal lensing; Thermal stresses;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1077-260X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/2944.883378
Filename
883378
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