High-power single-mode solid-state laser with a short, wide unstable cavity
JOSA B, Vol. 22, Issue 8, pp. 1605-1619 (2005)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.22.001605
Acrobat PDF (1014 KB)
Abstract
A wide, short unstable cavity laser design is proposed for high-power, single-longitudinal, single-transverse-mode emission from a solid-state laser. Such a laser combines the single-mode master oscillator and the single-mode amplifier in a single piece. Design formulas are suggested; the efficiency and conditions of the single-longitudinal-mode operation are analyzed. Examples with Nd:YAG and Yb:YAG are considered. For a device of a few millimeters wide, the slope efficiency of approximately 50% and the threshold of a few watts are predicted.
© 2005 Optical Society of America
OCIS Codes
(080.2740) Geometric optics : Geometric optical design
(140.3300) Lasers and laser optics : Laser beam shaping
(140.3410) Lasers and laser optics : Laser resonators
(140.3530) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, neodymium
(140.3570) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, single-mode
(140.3580) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, solid-state
Citation
Dmitrii Kouznetsov, Jean-François Bisson, Kazunori Takaichi, and Ken-ichi Ueda, "High-power single-mode solid-state laser with a short, wide unstable cavity," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 22, 1605-1619 (2005)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josab/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-22-8-1605
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Citation lists with outbound citation links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article level metrics are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Log in to access OSA Member Subscription
Related Journal Articles 
- Reentrant two-mirror ring resonator for generation of a single-frequency green laser (OL)
- Application of optimization algorithms to the design of diffractive optical elements for custom laser resonators (OL)
- Relaxed Alignment Tolerance of Monolithic Ring Lasers (AO)
- 1.6 W of single-mode output power from a novel power-scaling scheme for monolithic nonplanar ring lasers (OL)
- Single-frequency 1.25 W monolithic lasers at 1123 nm (OL)
Related Conference Papers
- Explanation for Beam Quality Deterioration of Lasers for Operation near Frequency Degeneracy of Transverse Cavity Modes
- Compact, Diode Side-Pumped Nd:YVO4 cw Laser with 74% Slope Efficiency and 22 W Output Power
- Compact diode-pumped microlaser with mode-selective thin film micro-mirrors
- Shaping the laser mode structure by intracavity dynamic holography
- MOPA with kW Average Power and Multi MW Pulse Power
« Previous Article | Next Article »
OSA is a member of 