Title :
Diode-pumped Nd:YAG thin disc laser
Author :
Giesen, Adolf ; Hollemann, G. ; Johannsen, I.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Strahlwerkzeuge, Stuttgart Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The thin disc laser concept has the capability for efficient and scalable high power operation with high beam quality. Using Yb:YAG as active material 346 W in multimode CW operation and 97 W TEM/sub 00/ operation with an optical efficiency of 49% and 39%, respectively, were achieved. For Q-switch operation at repetition rates higher than 5 to 10 kHz pulse stability problems rise for Yb:YAG as active material. Nd:YVO/sub 4/ also suitable for application as a thin disc is an often used material for very high repetition rate Q-switch-lasers with relatively low pulse energy. In the paper we report about results for Nd:YAG as thin disc laser material in CW and Q-switch operation.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser beams; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; 0.11 mJ; 0.8 mJ; 1064 nm; 18 W; 2 kHz; 3.4 mm; 40 W; 5.5 W; 50 kHz; 808 nm; CW operation; Nd:YAG thin disc laser; Nd:YVO/sub 4/; Q-switch operation; TEM/sub 00/ operation; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; Yb:YAG; active material; beam quality; diode-pumped laser; high power operation; high repetition rate Q-switch-lasers; multimode CW operation; optical efficiency; pulse stability problems; repetition rates; thin disc; thin disc laser; thin disc laser concept; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Lenses; Optimized production technology; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; Semiconductor laser arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.833835
