Title :
Multiple-beam Nd:YVO4 laser based on Dammann grating
Author :
Kegui Xia ; Junjie Yu ; Yao Yao ; Changhe Zhou ; Jianlang Li
Author_Institution :
Shanghai Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Shanghai, China
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
An arrayed-output Nd:YVO4 laser is demonstrated in which the collimated pumping light is split into 2×2 array by a Dammann grating and thus forms four independent pumping areas in one single laser crystal.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; laser arrays; laser beams; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Dammann grating; YVO4:Nd; arrayed-output laser; collimated pumping light; multiple-beam laser; single laser crystal; Crystals; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Pump lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600467
