Title :
A high-power, TEM/sub 00/-mode, diode-pumped, Brewster-cut Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ laser
Author :
Rimington, N.W. ; Schieffer, S.L. ; Schroeder, W. Andreas ; Brickeen, Brian K.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Illinois Univ., Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
The continuous-wave and Q-switched (and cavity-dumped) operation of a robust and efficient diode-pumped Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ laser is presented. Tailoring of the pump-induced thermal lens in the Brewster-cut gain medium allows high-power (>10 W), circular TEM/sub 00/-mode operation.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; thermal lensing; Brewster-cut Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ laser; GdVO/sub 4/:Nd; Q-switched operation; cavity-dumped operation; circular TEM/sub 00/-mode; continuous-wave operation; diode-pumped Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ laser; pump-induced thermal lens;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
