Title :
High-brightness, high-power diode-pumped lasers
Author :
Unternahrer, J.R. ; Kukla, M.J. ; Burnham, R. ; Witt, G.
Author_Institution :
GE Corp. Res. & Dev., Schenectady, NY, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
Summary form only given. This paper will address the design and performance of Nd:YAG lasers with average powers in the kilowatt range, and beam quality approaching the diffraction limit. Both slab and rod geometries will be discussed
Keywords :
neodymium; Nd:YAG lasers; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; average powers; beam quality; diffraction limit; high-brightness; high-power diode-pumped lasers; kilowatt range; laser design; rod geometries; slab geometries; Diffraction; Diodes; Geometrical optics; Laser beams; Power lasers; Research and development; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1470-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1994.586660
