An efficient high-power 946 nm Nd:YAG planar waveguide laser
An efficient high-power 946 nm Nd:YAG planar waveguide laser
To date increasing the output power of Nd:YAG lasers operating on the three-level 4F3/2→4I9/2 transition has been restricted by detrimental thermal effects in the gain medium. Using a double-clad planar waveguide an efficient 946nm laser has been demonstrated that produced 35W of output power with corresponding slope and optical-to-optical conversion efficiencies of 56% and 50%, respectively. Performance and further power-scaling possibilities are discussed.
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Mackenzie, J.I.
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October 2009
Mackenzie, J.I.
1d82c826-fdbf-425b-ac04-be43ccf12008
Mackenzie, J.I.
(2009)
An efficient high-power 946 nm Nd:YAG planar waveguide laser.
Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, 97 (2), .
(doi:10.1007/s00340-009-3693-7).
Abstract
To date increasing the output power of Nd:YAG lasers operating on the three-level 4F3/2→4I9/2 transition has been restricted by detrimental thermal effects in the gain medium. Using a double-clad planar waveguide an efficient 946nm laser has been demonstrated that produced 35W of output power with corresponding slope and optical-to-optical conversion efficiencies of 56% and 50%, respectively. Performance and further power-scaling possibilities are discussed.
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Published date: October 2009
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/78860
ISSN: 0946-2171
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