DocumentCode
1652278
Title
533W peak power Yb:YAG composite waveguide laser
Author
Takasaki, Takuya ; Fukahori, Hidenori ; Yamamoto, Shuhei ; Yanagisawa, Takayuki ; Hirano, Yoshihito
Author_Institution
Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kamakura, Japan
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrated a Yb:YAG composite planar waveguide laser. Low-order mode waveguide is realized by refractive index difference between YAG and Yb:YAG. The peak power of 533-W was obtained at the Q-CW pumping power of 1506-W.
Keywords
optical planar waveguides; optical pumping; refractive index; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; ytterbium; Q-continuous wave pumping; YAG:Yb; composite planar waveguide laser; low-order mode waveguide; peak power composite waveguide laser; power 533 W; refractive index; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Pump lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6325609
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