Title :
Compact, 65 W, 10-30 kHz, TEM00 - mode, Q-Switched, Side-Diode-Pumped Yb:YAG Laser
Author :
Yakshin, Mikhail A. ; Fromzel, Viktor A. ; Prasad, Coorg R.
Author_Institution :
Sci. & Eng. Services, Inc., Columbia
Abstract :
We have developed a compact, side-diode-pumped, TEM00- mode Yb:YAG laser capable of delivering 65 W of Q-switched output power at 10-30 kHz. Induced lensing in the composite crystal is compensated by the choice of resonator.
Keywords :
Q-switching; composite materials; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; YAG:Yb; compact TEM00-mode Q-switched laser; composite crystal; frequency 10 kHz to 30 kHz; induced lensing; power 65 W; resonator; side-diode-pumped Yb:YAG laser; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Lenses; Mirrors; Optical resonators; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Thermal lensing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453696