Efficient cw end-pumped, end-cooled Nd:YVO4 diode-pumped laser

被引：31

作者：

Brown, DC

Nelson, R

Billings, L

机构：

[1] LE Systems, Incorporated, Glastonbury, CT, 06033

来源：

APPLIED OPTICS | 1997年 / 36卷 / 33期

关键词：

diode-pumped lasers; Nd:YVO4 lasers; Nd:vanadate lasers;

D O I：

10.1364/AO.36.008611

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Using a novel end-pumped, end-cooled geometry, we demonstrated a Nd:YVO4 cw laser that produces close to 2 W of single-mode output when pumped by a high-brightness 100-mu m-core diode fiber source. An optical-optical conversion efficiency of 49% was obtained. Beam quality was found to be nearly diffraction-limited (M-2 = 1.08) and independent of pumping power. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.

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页码：8611 / 8613

页数：3

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