Title :
Thermal lens correction of Nd:YAG rod laser used with thermo-optical compensation element of solid material
Author :
Yoshida, Hidetsugu ; Nakatsuka, Masahiro ; Takeuchi, Norihiro ; Okada, Hajime ; Fujita, Hisanori
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Japan
Abstract :
In this report, a marked improvement in thermal lens effect using a higher negative dn/dT, high damage threshold and lower absorption solid material is described. We have demonstrated that a simple method using PMMA led to reduce the total thermal lens by an order of magnitude.
Keywords :
compensation; neodymium; optical polymers; solid lasers; thermal lensing; Nd:YAG rod laser; PMMA; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; damage threshold; poly-methyl methacrylate; solid material; thermal lens correction; thermal lens effect; thermo-optical compensation element; Absorption; Birefringence; Glass; Laser excitation; Lenses; Optical materials; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Thermal lensing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567862
