Title :
Thermo-optical effects in high-power diode edge-pumped microchip composite Yb:YAG laser
Author :
Dascalu, T. ; Taira, T. ; Pavel, N.
Author_Institution :
Fukui Assoc. for Ind. & Technol., CREATE-JST Corp., Okazaki, Japan
Abstract :
Yb:YAG laser have been demonstrated having some useful qualities in comparison with Nd:YAG and various pumping schemes for operating this laser have been employed. The configuration of diode-edge pumped Yb:YAG microchip laser is demonstrated. Here we report on the experiments carried out to figure the thermal behavior of the microchip composite material under two and four directions diode laser edge-pumping.
Keywords :
composite materials; microchip lasers; optical materials; thermo-optical effects; ytterbium; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; Yb:YAG microchip laser; high-power diode edge-pumped microchip composite Yb:YAG laser; microchip composite material; pumping scheme; thermal behavior; thermo-optical effects; Atom lasers; Cooling; Diode lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Microchip lasers; Optical surface waves; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312104
