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Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 2011, Volume 81, Issue 8, Pages 70–75
(Mi jtf9208)
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This article is cited in 6 scientific papers (total in 6 papers)
Optics, Quantum Electronics
Powerful solid-state transversely diode-pumped YAG: Nd lasers with improved radiation quality
I. V. Glukhikha, S. A. Dimakovb, R. F. Kurunova, S. S. Polikarpova, S. V. Frolova a D. V. Efremov Scientific Research Institute of Electrophysical Apparatus, St. Petersburg
b S. I. Vavilov State Optical Institute,
Abstract:
YAG: Nd lasers with transverse diode pumping of a cylindrical active (lasing) element are developed and studied. Pumping is carried out with continuous-wave (cw) laser diode array modules. At pump powers of 500, 820, and 1400 W, the output powers of the lasers operating in the multimodal regime are, respectively, 150, 350, and 500 W. The optical efficiency exceeds 30%. In the case of an unstable resonator operating in the negative branch of the stability diagram, the laser power equals 320 W with a beam divergence only twice as large as the diffraction limit. The design of a YAG: Nd laser pumped with pulsed-periodic laser diode array modules is presented. The total pump energy is 5 J, and the width and repetition rate of pulses are, respectively, 250 $\mu$s and 100 Hz.
Received: 23.12.2010
Citation:
I. V. Glukhikh, S. A. Dimakov, R. F. Kurunov, S. S. Polikarpov, S. V. Frolov, “Powerful solid-state transversely diode-pumped YAG: Nd lasers with improved radiation quality”, Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 81:8 (2011), 70–75; Tech. Phys., 56:8 (2011), 1129–1134
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