Title :
High efficiency laser operation of 2 at.% doped crystalline Nd:YAG in a bounce geometry
Author :
Sauder, D. ; Minassian, A. ; Damzen, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Photonics, The Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll. London, London
Abstract :
High-efficiency high-power operation of 2 at.% crystalline Nd:YAG is demonstrated. CW output power of 46.1 W and slope efficiency of 60% are obtained, and 11 mJ pulses at 100 Hz with QCW-pumping are achieved with 12 ns Q-switched pulses.
Keywords :
laser beam effects; neodymium; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; Q-switched pulses; YAG:Nd; bounce geometry; continuous-wave output power; diode-pumped laser; doped crystalline laser; frequency 100 Hz; laser operation; power 46.1 W; quasicontinuous-wave-pumping; Absorption; Crystallization; Diodes; Geometrical optics; Optical pumping; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Solid lasers; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.3530) Lasers, neodymium; (140.3540) Lasers, Q-switched; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627577
