Title :
Gain & thermal distorsion investigation on the Yb:YAG diode pumped LUCIA oscillator
Author :
Bahbah, S. ; Albach, D. ; Chanteloup, J.-C. ; Hollander, Ph ; Vincent, B.
Author_Institution :
LULI, UPMC, Palaiseau
Abstract :
We present the latest investigations performed on the LUCIA Yb:YAG diode pumped oscillator (260 mJ, 49 ns, 2 Hz). Thermal distortions as well gain measurements have been explored.
Keywords :
Q-switching; distortion measurement; gain measurement; laser beams; laser variables measurement; optical pumping; solid lasers; thermal lensing; ytterbium; Q-switch regime; YAG:Yb; diode pumped Lucia oscillator; diode pumped solid state lasers; energy 260 mJ; gain measurements; pulse durations; thermal distorsion; time 49 ns; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser fusion; Laser noise; Laser theory; Optical distortion; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; (140.0140) Lasers and laser optics; (160.3380) Lasers materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
