Title :
Cryogenic laser performance of Yb:YAG diode-pumped at 940 nm and 969 nm for high power lasers
Author :
Jambunathan, Venkatesan ; Tesnohlidkova, Lucie ; Miura, Tsuyoshi ; Lucianetti, Antonio ; Mocek, Tomas
Author_Institution :
HiLASE Project, Inst. of Phys., Prague, Czech Republic
Abstract :
We demonstrated the laser performance of Yb:YAG for different cryogenic tempertures pumped by fibre coupled diode laser emitting at 940 nm and 969 nm. Laser diode bandwidth, absorption bandwidth of laser material plays a crucial role.
Keywords :
cryogenics; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; YAG:Yb; Yb:YAG diode-pumping; absorption bandwidth; cryogenic laser performance; cryogenic temperatures; fibre coupled diode laser; high power lasers; laser diode bandwidth; laser material; wavelength 940 nm; wavelength 969 nm; Absorption; Bandwidth; Cryogenics; Laser excitation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
