• DocumentCode
    733265
  • Title

    Design and development of a high-power LED-pumped Ce:Nd:YAG laser

  • Author

    Villars, Brenden ; Hill, E. Steven ; Durfee, Charles G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Our quasi-continuous wave Ce:Nd:YAG solid-state laser was directly pumped by LED arrays, yielding a maximum of 8mJ/pulse. Comparison of pumping at 460nm and 810nm allows analysis of the performance and potential of this laser system.
  • Keywords
    cerium; laser beams; light emitting diodes; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; LED arrays; YAG:Nd,Ce; energy 8 mJ; high-power LED-pumped Ce:Nd:YAG laser design; laser system; pumping; quasicontinuous wave Ce:Nd:YAG solid-state laser; wavelength 460 nm; wavelength 810 nm; Light emitting diodes; Neodymium; Optical arrays; Optical pumping; Optical reflection; Optical resonators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183702