Title :
Total-internal-reflection-pumped CW Er3+:YAG rod laser with crystalline fiber geometry
Author_Institution :
French-German Res. Inst. of St.-Louis, St. Louis, France
Abstract :
Experimental results on a 1.2 mm diameter 60 mm long, TIR-pumped Er3+:YAG laser and its thermal lens effects are presented. Up to 9.4 W output power are achieved.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser beams; lenses; optical pumping; thermo-optical effects; yttrium compounds; YAG:Er3+; crystalline fiber geometry; power 9.4 W; size 1.2 mm; size 60 mm; thermal lens effects; total internal-reflection-pumped CW rod laser; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Geometrical optics; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Lenses; Power generation; Pump lasers; Thermal lensing; (140.3500) Lasers, erbium; (140.6810) Thermal effects;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
