HIGH-AVERAGE-POWER DIODE-ARRAY-PUMPED FREQUENCY-DOUBLED YAG LASER

Authors
LEGARREC BJ RAZE GJ THRO PY GILBERT M
Citation
Bj. Legarrec et al., HIGH-AVERAGE-POWER DIODE-ARRAY-PUMPED FREQUENCY-DOUBLED YAG LASER, Optics letters, 21(24), 1996, pp. 1990-1992
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
21
Issue
24
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1990 - 1992
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1996)21:24<1990:HDFYL>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We report on the laser performance and power scaling properties of a d iode-laser side-pumped Nd:YAG laser operating at high average power. T he Nd:YAG laser is pumped by 35 20-W cw bars and produces 106 W of ave rage power at 532 nm when it is intracavity doubled with KTiOPO4 and Q switched at 27 kHz, leading to a 5.4% optical-to-electrical efficienc y. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America