A 2.65-kW Yb:YAG single-rod laser

被引:44
作者
Bruesselbach, H [1 ]
Sumida, DS [1 ]
机构
[1] HRL Labs LLC, Malibu, CA 90265 USA
关键词
laser thermal factors; YAG lasers; ytterbium;
D O I
10.1109/JSTQE.2005.850600
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We report a continuous-wave average output power of 2.65 kW from a single Yb:YAG laser rod pumped with 9000 W from 940 nm InGaAs laser diodes. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest average output power ever reported from a single Yb:YAG gain element. The optical-to-optical efficiency (i.e., output power to raw laser diode optical power) was 28%. We also obtained 860 W with an M-2 of 2.1 when pumping with 6000 W, obtaining 14% optical-to-optical efficiency.
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页码:600 / 603
页数:4
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