• DocumentCode
    412117
  • Title

    The laser oscillation with near quantum-limit slope efficiency under direct pumping in Nd:YVO/sub 4/

  • Author

    Sato, Y. ; Pavel, N. ; Shoji, I. ; Taira, T. ; Lupei, V.

  • Author_Institution
    Laser Res. Center, Inst. for Molecular Sci., Okazaki, Japan
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    Laser emission with 80% slope efficiency (78% input-to-output) under Ti:sapphire pumping and 75% slope efficiency for absorbed power under diode laser pumping into emitting level at 880 nm have been demonstrated in a 1.0-at.% Nd:YVO/sub 4/ crystal.
  • Keywords
    laser theory; neodymium; optical materials; optical pumping; sapphire; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; titanium; vanadium compounds; yttrium compounds; 880 nm; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Ti; Nd:YVO/sub 4/ crystal; Ti:sapphire; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; diode laser pumping; laser emission; laser oscillation; quantum-limit slope efficiency; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical resonators; Optimized production technology; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Solid lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-748-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1298266