Title :
High power and high efficiency TEM00 Nd:YVO4 oscillator pumped at 890 nm
Author :
McDonagh, Louis ; Wallenstein, Richard ; Knappe, Ralf ; Nehel, A.
Author_Institution :
Fachbereich Phys., Kaiserslautern Univ., Germany
Abstract :
End-pumping of Nd:YVO4 crystals is often employed in the design of medium-power high-efficiency diffraction-limited oscillators. We report on a high power and high efficiency oscillator benefiting from a novel pumping technique of Nd:YVO4. The oscillator built around a high gain pump module is particularly suited for the generation of short pulses.
Keywords :
laser modes; neodymium; optical materials; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 890 nm; Nd:YVO4 crystal; TEM00 Nd:YVO4 oscillator; YVO4:Nd; end-pumping; high-efficiency diffraction-limited oscillator design; pumping technique; short pulse generation; Absorption; Diffraction; Diodes; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical harmonic generation; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Oscillators; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567822
