EFFICIENT TEM00-MODE OPERATION OF A LASER-DIODE SIDE-PUMPED ND-YAG LASER

被引:33
作者
WELFORD, D
RINES, DM
DINERMAN, BJ
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[1] Schwartz Electro-Optics Inc, Concord, MA, 01742
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10.1364/OL.16.001850
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We report operation of a laser-diode side-pumped Nd:YAG laser with a novel pumping geometry that ensures efficient conversion of pump energy into the TEM00 mode. Of the 1064-nm output, 11.8 mJ of energy was obtained in a 200-mu-s pulse with 64 mJ of pump energy at 808 nm. The overall conversion and slope efficiencies were 18% and 23%, respectively.
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