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High power high efficiency CW operation of a LD-pumped Nd:YAG rod laser

  • Degang Xu
  • , Jianquan Yao
  • , Baigang Zhang
  • , Juguang Hu
  • , Jin Chen
  • , Peng Wang

Research output: Contribution to journalConference articlepeer-review

Abstract

We have describe a simple diode-side-pumped high-power and high efficiency Nd:YAG laser that produces 240 W of power continuous-wave(CW) with 33% optical-optical efficiency. We used the technology of diode laser close-couple to realize high pumping efficiency, We measured the thermal lensing focal length to design the laser resonator, which decrease the rod thermal effect. By changing the resonator parameters, we can adjust the fundamental mode size and the output beam quality.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)165-167
Number of pages3
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume4914
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes
Eventhigh-Power Lasers and Applications II - Shanghai, China
Duration: 15 Oct 200218 Oct 2002

Keywords

  • All-solid-state
  • Laser diode(LD)
  • Side pumped
  • Thermal lensing

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