Title :
Highly efficient pumping configuration for microchip solid-state laser
Author :
Dascalu, T. ; Taira, T.
Author_Institution :
CREATE, Japan Sci. & Technol. Agency, Sakai
Abstract :
New geometry for edge-pumping composite solid-state microchip laser suitable for high power scaling is presented. Yb:YAG/YAG composite device with 200-mum thick 15-at.% Yb:YAG of 3.6-mm diameter produced on-time 34 W output power with 0.26 slope efficiency.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; microchip lasers; neodymium; optical pumping; yttrium compounds; YAG:Nd-YAG; composite device; efficiency 0.26 percent; microchip solid-state laser; output power; power 34 W; power scaling; pumping configuration; size 200 mum; size 3.6 mm; slope efficiency; Absorption; Fluorescence; Geometrical optics; Laser excitation; Microchip lasers; Optical pumping; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.3530) Lasers, neodymium; (140.6810) Thermal effects;
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.2006.4628487
