Title :
Lens-less edge-pumping high power single-mode Yb:YAG microchip laser
Author :
Kong, Weipeng ; Taira, Takunori
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Functional Mol. Sci., Grad. Univ. for Adv. Studies (Sokendai), Okazaki, Japan
Abstract :
We report the first demonstration of compact, single mode, multi-direction lens-less edge-pumped all-ceramic Yb:YAG microchip laser. The preliminary result of 9-direction pump, single-mode, 33.7 W CW out power is successfully obtained.
Keywords :
ceramics; laser mode locking; microchip lasers; optical pumping; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; 9-direction pump; CW out power; YAG:Yb; compact single mode multidirection lens-less edge-pumped all-ceramic microchip laser; high power single-mode microchip laser; power 33.7 W; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Microchip lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
