High power continuous-wave diode-laser-pumped Nd:YAG laser
Abstract
The authors report on a diode-laser-pumped CW Nd:YAG laser operating at a power level of 150 W. By using a transverse pump geometry, the radiation of 54 diode lasers with an output power of 10 W each is coupled into a Nd:YAG rod. In multimode operation, an optical slope efficiency of 32% and an optical to optical efficiency of 29% are obtained. In TEM(sub 00) operation, an output power of more than 30 W is realized with an optical to optical efficiency of 10%.
- Publication:
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Applied Physics B Photophysics Laser Chemistry
- Pub Date:
- May 1994
- Bibcode:
- 1994ApPPL..58..389G
- Keywords:
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- Continuous Wave Lasers;
- Laser Pumping;
- Semiconductor Lasers;
- Continuous Radiation;
- Power Efficiency;
- Lasers and Masers