SOLID-STATE LASER WITH SEMICONDUCTOR PUMP ING OF A DISK ACTIVE ELEMENT AND ASPHERICAL OPTICS

Citation
Vv. Apollonov et al., SOLID-STATE LASER WITH SEMICONDUCTOR PUMP ING OF A DISK ACTIVE ELEMENT AND ASPHERICAL OPTICS, Kvantovaa elektronika, 21(6), 1994, pp. 577-580
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
ISSN journal
03687147
Volume
21
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
577 - 580
Database
ISI
SICI code
0368-7147(1994)21:6<577:SLWSPI>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A compact solid-state laser with aspherical optics and a thin-disk act ive element is proposed. This laser is pumped from the base side by ra diation from an array of semiconductor lasers. A resonator mirror, a d iode laser array, an active element, and a cooling system are combined in the same device. The use of a hybrid stable - unstable resonator i n this laser makes it possible to weaken the diffraction scattering of a focused laser beam and increase the power density at the focus. The proposed configuration can be used in the construction of high-power wide-aperture lasers of minimal weight and size.