Title :
Efficient and compact Yb:YAG ring laser
Author :
Yi, J.Y. ; Tuan, H.T. ; Cheng, K.W. ; Lee, C.K. ; Huang, S.L.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electro-Optical Eng., National Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Abstract :
A compact 2-mirror Yb:YAG ring laser was demonstrated with a slope efficiency <38.6%. The mode size can be designed by tuning the distance between the gain medium and the optical axis of the cavity.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser modes; ring lasers; solid lasers; ytterbium; 38.6 percent; Y3Al5O12:Yb; Yb:YAG ring laser; cavity; mirror; mode size; slope efficiency; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical distortion; Optical harmonic generation; Particle beam optics; Ring lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202457