AVERAGE POWER LIMITS OF DIODE-LASER-PUMPED SOLID-STATE LASERS

被引:25
作者
BASU, S [1 ]
BYER, RL [1 ]
机构
[1] STANFORD UNIV,DEPT APPL PHYS,STANFORD,CA 94305
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1990年 / 29卷 / 12期
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10.1364/AO.29.001765
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We investigated the average power limits of diode laser pumped slab lasers and present design calculations for several laser configurations. In the laser designs, a number of diode lasers, each one of which is coupled to an optical fiber are employed to pump a solid state laser material in a zigzag slab or a disk geometry. The systems described here can produce multiple kilowatts of average output power with currently available diode lasers in a cost-effective manner. © 1990 Optical Society of America.
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页码:1765 / 1771
页数:7
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