• DocumentCode
    2264375
  • Title

    Direct 880 nm diode-pumping of vanadate lasers

  • Author

    Dudley, D. ; Hodgson, Norman ; Hoffman, Haydn ; Kopper, F.

  • Author_Institution
    OEM Bus. Unit, Spectra-Phys. Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    24-24 May 2002
  • Firstpage
    176
  • Abstract
    Summary from only given. We have demonstrated, what we believe is for the first time, direct diode-pumping of end-pumped vanadate lasers such as Nd:YVO/sub 4/ lasers. Scaling to TEM/sub 00/ mode powers in excess of 20 W is currently being investigated. Results for higher pump powers and for dual end-pumping will be presented.
  • Keywords
    laser modes; laser transitions; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 20 W; 880 nm; Nd:YVO/sub 4/ lasers; TEM/sub 00/ mode power scaling; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; direct diode-pumping; dual end-pumping; end-pumped vanadate lasers; pump powers; Diodes; Laser beams; Laser transitions; Optical interferometry; Optical resonators; Optimized production technology; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-706-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033585
  • Filename
    1033585