High average power diode array pumped frequency doubled YAG laser

Author

Garrec, B. J Le ; RazÉ, G.J. ; Thro, P.-Y. ; Gilbert, M.

Author_Institution

CEA/DCC/DPE/SPL, Centre d´´Etudes de Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

18-21 Nov. 1996

Firstpage

222

Abstract

In order to obtain high average power in the green, a diode pumped laser program is under development. High average power (tens of watts) and high repetition rate (tens of kilohertz) require: cw diode array pumping, high Q-switching and intra-cavity second harmonic array generation. We report the demonstration of a transversely diode array pumped frequency doubled Nd:YAG laser. The 35 linear diode arrays are arranged radially around a single Nd:YAG rod providing up to 700 watts of pumping power around 808 nm.

Keywords

Q-switching; laser transitions; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; 700 W; 808 nm; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; cw diode array pumping; diode pumped laser program; high Q-switching; high average power; high average power diode array pumped frequency doubled YAG laser; high repetition rate; intra-cavity second harmonic array generation; laser transitions; linear diode arrays; pumping power; single Nd:YAG rod; transversely diode array pumped frequency doubled Nd:YAG laser; Diodes; Frequency; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical arrays; Optical harmonic generation; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays;

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.1996.571633

Filename

571633