Diode-pumped grazing incidence slab lasers

Author

Alcock, A.J. ; Bernard, John E.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Microstructural Sci., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

Volume

3

Issue

1

fYear

1997

fDate

2/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

3

Lastpage

8

Abstract

Diode-pumped grazing incidence slab (GISL) lasers, and materials which may be used with this configuration, are discussed. Of the materials investigated so far, Nd:YVO₄ has been shown to yield high efficiency and high small-signal gain, and a compact, 1-kHz repetition rate laser, using a Nd:YVO₄ slab has generated 3-ns duration, millijoule pulses with high beam quality. A numerical model for GISL lasers has been developed and used to simulate a hybrid Nd:YVO₄/Nd:YAG oscillator. A preliminary, experimental investigation of such a hybrid system has yielded results that are consistent with the model predictions

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; laser theory; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 3 ns; Nd:YVO₄; Nd:YVO₄ slab; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; YVO₄:Nd; diode-pumped grazing incidence slab lasers; high beam quality; high efficiency; high small-signal gain; hybrid Nd:YVO₄/Nd:YAG oscillator; hybrid system; kHz repetition rate laser; millijoule pulses; model predictions; ns duration; numerical model; Absorption; Diodes; Laser modes; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Optical resonators; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Slabs;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2944.585806

Filename

585806