• DocumentCode
    3541377
  • Title

    High-power Tm:YAG thin-disk laser

  • Author

    Diening, A. ; Dicks, B.-M. ; Heumann, E. ; Huber, G. ; Voss, A. ; Karszewski, M. ; Giesen, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. fur Laser-Phys., Hamburg Univ., Germany
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    3-8 May 1998
  • Firstpage
    259
  • Lastpage
    260
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. We demonstrated the potential of the thin-disk laser concept for 2 /spl mu/m Tm/sup 3+/-doped YAG lasers for the high-power range. It should be possible to overcome the thermal problem of the crystal with the help of improved crystal coatings. In further experiments, the doping concentration and the thickness of the crystals will be optimized for this setup.
  • Keywords
    infrared sources; laser transitions; optimisation; solid lasers; thulium; 2 mum; Tm/sup 3+/-doped YAG lasers; YAG:Tm; YAl5O12:Tm; crystal coatings; doping concentration; high-power Tm:YAG thin-disk laser; laser crystal optimisation; thermal problem; Laser beams; Laser fusion; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Optimized production technology; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor laser arrays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-339-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.1998.676138
  • Filename
    676138