28% electrical-efficiency operation of a diode-side-pumped Nd : YAG rod laser

Authors
Fujikawa, S Furuta, K Yasui, K
Citation
S. Fujikawa et al., 28% electrical-efficiency operation of a diode-side-pumped Nd : YAG rod laser, OPTICS LETT, 26(9), 2001, pp. 602-604
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01469592 → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
602 - 604
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(20010501)26:9<602:2EOOAD>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We propose a highly efficient quasi-cw Nd:YAG rod laser with a novel side-p umping design that uses microlens-free diode stacks. We demonstrate 320-W o utput power with 28% electrical-to-optical efficiency, which is, to our kno wledge, the highest efficiency reported for diode-pumped solid-state lasers . (C) 2001 Optical Society of America.