Title :
An efficient cw diode-pumped Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser with reciprocal self-organizing dynamic holographic cavity
Author :
Eremeykin, Oleg N. ; Antipov, Oleg L. ; Minassian, Ara ; Damzen, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Russian Acad. of Sci., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Abstract :
A diode-pumped Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser with a reciprocal self-intersecting loop cavity completed by dynamic grating induced by the generating beams was realized. Continuous-wave, high-quality beam generation (M/sup 2//spl ap/1) with 10 W power and 32% optical efficiency was obtained.
Keywords :
holographic gratings; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; 10 W; Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; continuous-wave laser; diode-pumped laser; dynamic grating; dynamic holographic cavity; high-quality beam generation; loop cavity; reciprocal self-intersecting cavity; reciprocal self-organizing cavity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
