NEODYMIUM-YAG 30-W CW LASER SIDE-PUMPED BY 3 DIODE-LASER BARS

Authors
DU KM ZHANG J QUADE M LIAO Y FALTER S BAUMANN M LOOSEN P POPRAWE R
Citation
Km. Du et al., NEODYMIUM-YAG 30-W CW LASER SIDE-PUMPED BY 3 DIODE-LASER BARS, Applied optics, 37(12), 1998, pp. 2361-2364
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036935
Volume
37
Issue
12
Year of publication
1998
Pages
2361 - 2364
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(1998)37:12<2361:N3CLSB>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A theoretical calculation of pump power deposition in a direct water-c ooled Nd:YAG laser rod, side pumped by three diode laser bars is prese nted. The pumping cavity design provides a nearly uniform pump profile . More than 30-W cw output power with optical-to-optical efficiencies of more than 30% are obtained. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.