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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
