Impact of energy-transfer-upconversion on performance in quasi-three-level solid-state lasers
Impact of energy-transfer-upconversion on performance in quasi-three-level solid-state lasers
Energy-transfer-upconversion (ETU) has a detrimental impact on performance in a number of different solid-state lasers [1]. ETU manifests itself as a reduction in the effective upper laser level lifetime leading reduced energy storage and increased thermal loading, and hence can be particularly problematic when attempting to scale to high average power or operate in Q-switched mode. In some situations ETU can be so severe that a very large fraction of the absorbed pump light is converted to heat and thermally-induced damage results, or it may prevent the build-up of a large enough population inversion for threshold to be reached. The requirement for a larger fraction of the active ions to be excited in a quasi-three-level laser can further exacerbate these issues.
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Kim, J.W
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Mackenzie, J.I
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Clarkson, W.A
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Kim, J.W
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Mackenzie, J.I
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Clarkson, W.A
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Kim, J.W, Mackenzie, J.I and Clarkson, W.A
(2009)
Impact of energy-transfer-upconversion on performance in quasi-three-level solid-state lasers.
European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Europe-EQEC), , Munich, Germany.
14 - 19 Jun 2009.
1 pp
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Energy-transfer-upconversion (ETU) has a detrimental impact on performance in a number of different solid-state lasers [1]. ETU manifests itself as a reduction in the effective upper laser level lifetime leading reduced energy storage and increased thermal loading, and hence can be particularly problematic when attempting to scale to high average power or operate in Q-switched mode. In some situations ETU can be so severe that a very large fraction of the absorbed pump light is converted to heat and thermally-induced damage results, or it may prevent the build-up of a large enough population inversion for threshold to be reached. The requirement for a larger fraction of the active ions to be excited in a quasi-three-level laser can further exacerbate these issues.
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Published date: 2009
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European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Europe-EQEC), , Munich, Germany, 2009-06-14 - 2009-06-19
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/78982
ISBN: 978-1-4244-4080-1
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