DocumentCode
2273448
Title
An automatic output beam collimating configuration for high-average-power multi-rod resonator amplifier systems
Author
Konno, S. ; Kojima, T. ; Fujikawa, S. ; Yasui, Kenichiro
Author_Institution
Adv. Technol. R&D Center, Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Hyogo, Japan
fYear
2002
fDate
24-24 May 2002
Firstpage
514
Abstract
Summary form only given. A novel configuration for a multi-rod solid-state laser system is proposed. Compared with conventional laser systems, the pump power dependent variation of the output beam parameter is reduced by an order of magnitude. The system is suitable for various industrial applications. A 1 kW class multi-rod laser system with the novel resonator-amplifier configuration is described.
Keywords
laser beams; neodymium; optical collimators; optical pumping; solid lasers; 1 kW; Nd:YAG rod; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; automatic output beam collimating configuration; industrial applications; multi-rod resonator amplifier systems; multi-rod solid-state laser system; output beam parameter; pump power dependent variation; Collimators; Diodes; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Oscillators; Power generation; 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.2002.1034268
Filename
1034268
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