DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A 5.5-W, CW, INJECTION-LOCKED, FIBER-COUPLED, LASER-DIODE-PUMPED ND-YAG MINIATURE-SLAB LASER

被引:33
作者
FARINAS, AD
GUSTAFSON, EK
BYER, RL
机构
[1] Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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10.1364/OL.19.000114
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We have built a laser-diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser that emits 5.5 W of power in a single-frequency, polarized, nearly diffraction-limited TEM(00) mode. The laser uses fiber-coupled pump lasers and a rectilinear geometry to achieve high efficiency in a simple side-pumped architecture. Injection locking produces a stable, single-frequency output with no intracavity frequency-selection elements.
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页码:114 / 116
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