PARTIALLY END-PUMPED ND-YAG SLAB LASER WITH A HYBRID RESONATOR

Authors
DU KM WU NL XU JD GIESEKUS J LOOSEN P POPRAWE R
Citation
Km. Du et al., PARTIALLY END-PUMPED ND-YAG SLAB LASER WITH A HYBRID RESONATOR, Optics letters, 23(5), 1998, pp. 370-372
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
23
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
370 - 372
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1998)23:5<370:PENSLW>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A Nd:YAG slab is partially end pumped by a diode laser stack with thre e diode laser bars. The pumped and is off-axis unstable in the plane o f large dimension of the gain cross section, was used to yield highly efficient laser operation at diffraction-limited beam quality. The las er design and experimental results are reported. (C) 1998 Optical Soci ety of America.