• DocumentCode
    2055333
  • Title

    High-efficiency solar Nd:YAG disc laser with optical fiber pumping

  • Author

    Couto, Bruno Do ; Liang, Dawei

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. de Fis., Univ. Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    22-26 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    An innovative solar laser scheme consisting of Nd:YAG disc bonded to a conical undoped YAG concentrator is proposed. By using 137 optical fiber efficiency is attained.
  • Keywords
    neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; YAG:Nd; conical undoped YAG concentrator; optical fiber efficiency; optical fiber pumping; solar Nd:YAG disc laser; Couplings; Fiber lasers; Finite element methods; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical fibers; Optical reflection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Munich
  • ISSN
    Pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0533-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    Pending
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942489
  • Filename
    5942489