High-average-power diode-pumped solid-state lasers for industrial and military applications

Author

Burnham, Ralph

Author_Institution

Fibertek Inc., Herndon, VA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

18-21 Nov. 1996

Firstpage

153

Abstract

Two advances in diode-array pump technology have made possible the expansion of the performance envelope of diode-pumped solid-state lasers. These developments are the commercialization of reliable high-duty-cycle diode arrays. We will discuss two examples of state-of-the-art, high-power diode-pumped laser systems. The first is a frequency-doubled Nd:YAG rod laser developed for a military sensor system. The second laser system is a high-average power, high-brightness diode pumped industrial laser.

Keywords

brightness; laser beam applications; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; optical sensors; solid lasers; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; diode-array pump technology; diode-pumped solid-state lasers; frequency-doubled Nd:YAG rod laser; high-average power high-brightness diode pumped industrial laser; high-average-power diode-pumped solid-state lasers; high-power diode-pumped laser systems; industrial applications; military applications; military sensor system; reliable high-duty-cycle diode arrays; Commercialization; Diodes; Frequency; Laser excitation; Power lasers; Power system reliability; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Sensor systems; Solid lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3160-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1996.571597

Filename

571597