THERMAL LENS CORRECTION OF A DIODE-PUMPED NDYAG LASER OF HIGH TEM(00) POWER BY AN ADJUSTABLE-CURVATURE MIRROR

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作者
GREINER, UJ
KLINGENBERG, HH
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[1] Institut für Technische Physik der Deutschen Forschungsanstalt für Luft-und Raumfahrt, Stuttgart, D-70569
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10.1364/OL.19.001207
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Highly efficient TEM00-mode laser power of 11.5 W was obtained by the diode-array side pumping of a Nd:YAG rod. We maintained efficient laser operation at all pump powers by correcting for the changing thermal lens with an adjustable-curvature mirror.
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