A DIODE-LASER-BAR PUMPED STABLE CW ND-YAG SLAB LASER AND ITS FREQUENCY-DOUBLING

被引:4
作者
HONG, J
YELLAND, C
DUNN, MH
SIBBETT, W
SINCLAIR, BD
机构
[1] J. F. Allen Physics Research Laboratories, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife
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10.1080/09500349414551161
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A high power Nd:YAG mini-slab laser transversely pumped by two diode laser arrays has been investigated. The simplicity and compactness of this pumping scheme provides intrinsic stability in both the output power and the beam pointing. A linearly polarized TEM00 mode output power of 3.6 W at 1064 nm was achieved with a linear cavity, and 1 W of single frequency green light at 532 nm was generated by intracavity doubling in a ring cavity.
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