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
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