DocumentCode :
2232983
Title :
High-power radially-polarized Er:YAG laser with Laguerre-Gaussian (LG01) mode output
Author :
Kim, J.W. ; Mackenzie, J.I. ; Hayes, J.R. ; Clarkson, W.A.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
fYear :
2011
fDate :
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
A simple method to allow direct excitation of the first-order Laguerre-Gaussian mode has been applied to a hybrid Er:YAG laser. The laser yielded 13.1W of radially-polarized LG01 output at 1645nm for 34W of pump power.
Keywords :
erbium; laser modes; light polarisation; optical pumping; solid lasers; Laguerre-Gaussian mode excitation; YAG:Er; high-power radially-polarized laser; hybrid laser; power 34 W; pump power; wavelength 1645 nm; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Measurement by laser beam; Pump lasers;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type :
conf
Filename :
5950347
Link To Document :
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