Multi-watt continuous-wave diode-pumped Nd:YVO/sub 4/ adaptive laser resonator

Author

Trew, M. ; Crofts, G.J. ; Damzen, M.J. ; Mailis, S. ; Hendricks, J. ; Shepherd, D.P. ; Tropper, A.C. ; Eason, R.W.

Author_Institution

Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK

fYear

2000

fDate

7-12 May 2000

Firstpage

54

Lastpage

55

Abstract

Summary form only given.Self-adaptive laser resonator architectures based on dynamic gain gratings have been demonstrated to correct for thermally-induced problems in pulse-pumped solid-state lasers. Phase conjugation and efficient gain grating formation have also been demonstrated in a cw amplifier. In this paper we present, for the first time to our knowledge, operation of a self-adaptive diode-pumped solid-state laser system capable of producing high-power cw laser radiation with good beam quality. Both an injected and a self-starting version of the system will be presented.

Keywords

adaptive optics; laser cavity resonators; neodymium; optical phase conjugation; optical pumping; solid lasers; Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; beam quality; diode-pumped solid-state laser; dynamic gain grating; high-power CW radiation; phase conjugation; self-adaptive laser resonator; Couplings; Diodes; Gratings; Laser beams; Lenses; Optimized production technology; Phase distortion; Phase modulation; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-634-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2000.906718

Filename

906718