400-MW CONTINUOUS-WAVE DIODE-PUMPED CR-LISAF LASER-BASED ON A POWER-SCALABLE CONCEPT

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作者
KOPF, D [1 ]
DERAU, JA [1 ]
KELLER, U [1 ]
BONA, GL [1 ]
ROENTGEN, P [1 ]
机构
[1] IBM CORP,DIV RES,ZURICH RES LAB,CH-8803 RUSCHLIKON,SWITZERLAND
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10.1364/OL.20.001782
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A high-power diode-pumped Cr-doped LiSrAlF6 (Cr:LiSAF) laser with an output power of 400 mW cw is experimentally demonstrated. The power-scalable concept involving at least one cylindrical cavity mirror is discussed with respect to mode-matching requirements and thermal limitations. Simple arguments indicate that our approach allows one to scale the output power of a Cr:LiSAF laser to the multiwatt level. further supported by a comparison with other high-power concepts for diode-pumped solid-state lasers. (C) 1995 Optical Society of America
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页码:1782 / 1784
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