Title :
High-power thin-disk laser with composite Yb:YAG/YAG active element
Author :
Kuznetsov, Ivan ; Mukhin, Ivan ; Palashov, Oleg
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Dynamics & Opt. Dept., Inst. of Appl. Phys., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
fDate :
June 30 2014-July 4 2014
Abstract :
Thin-disk laser on the basis of the composite Yb:YAG/YAG active element with 30W average power and 50 % slope efficiency is developed. Investigations of thermal effects in active element showed the perfect laser scalability to the kilowatt power range.
Keywords :
composite materials; laser beams; solid lasers; ytterbium; YAG:Yb-YAG; composite Yb:YAG-YAG active element; efficiency 50 percent; high-power thin-disk laser; kilowatt power range; laser scalability; power 30 W; slope efficiency; thermal effects; Laser theory; Optical pumping; Yb:YAG; anti-ASE cap; composite active element; thermal effects; thin-disk laser;
Conference_Titel :
Laser Optics, 2014 International Conference
Conference_Location :
Saint Petersburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3884-1
DOI :
10.1109/LO.2014.6886210
