EFFICIENT DIODE-LASER-PUMPED 946 NM ND-YAG LASER WITH RESONATOR-ENHANCED PUMP ABSORPTION

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KOZLOVSKY, WJ
RISK, WP
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[1] Almaden Research Center, IBM Research Division, San Jose
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10.1109/3.135238
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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The pump absorption of a 946 nm Nd:YAG laser was improved by resonating the GaAlAs diode-laser pump light in the 0.33 mm long, monolithic laser resonator, whose maximum single pass pump absorption was only 18%. When the diode laser frequency was tuned to the pump resonance that was properly impedance matched, the Nd:YAG laser produced 29 mW from an incident diode laser power of 61 mW for an overall efficiency of 48%. Laser oscillation was observed at both 946 nm and 938 nm.
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