72 W Nd:Y3Al5O12 ceramic laser

被引:179
作者
Lu, JR
Murai, T
Takaichi, K
Uematsu, T
Misawa, K
Prabhu, M
Xu, J
Ueda, K
Yagi, H
Yanagitani, T
Kaminskii, AA
Kudryashov, A
机构
[1] Univ Electrocommun, Inst Laser Sci, Tokyo 1828585, Japan
[2] Konosjima Chem Co Ltd, Takuma Works, Takuma, Kagawa 76911, Japan
[3] Russian Acad Sci, Inst Crystallog, Crystal Laser Phys Lab, Moscow 117333, Russia
[4] Russian Acad Sci, Adapt Opt Ind & Med Applicat Grp, Moscow 117333, Russia
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10.1063/1.1378053
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
A high-power continuous-wave polycrystalline 1% Nd:Y3Al5O12 (Nd:YAG) ceramic rod laser was demonstrated. With 290 W/808 nm laser diode pumping, cw laser output of 72 W was obtained at 1064 nm. The optical-to-optical conversion efficiency is 24.8%. Thermally induced birefringence properties of Nd:YAG ceramic was also investigated. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.
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页码:3586 / 3588
页数:3
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