Q-switched lasers with optical cooling
JOSA B, Vol. 24, Issue 9, pp. 2213-2217 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.24.002213
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Abstract
A new approach to the design of Q-switched solid-state lasers is proposed that offsets heating loads by anti-Stokes fluorescence. In this ideal system, the pump will cool the gain media when the Q switch is off and removes the thermal loads that are generated by the laser pulse when the Q switch is on. The algebraic equations and analytic expressions are derived from the set of coupled rate equations and the requirements for Q-switched radiation balance. Numerical simulation of Yb-doped potassium gadolinium tungstate is provided as an example. Very high average power lasers with
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OCIS Codes
(140.3320) Lasers and laser optics : Laser cooling
(140.3430) Lasers and laser optics : Laser theory
(140.6810) Lasers and laser optics : Thermal effects
ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics
History
Original Manuscript: March 6, 2007
Revised Manuscript: May 12, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: May 18, 2007
Published: August 15, 2007
Citation
Xiaofeng Wang, Dingxiang Cao, Mu Zhou, and Jichun Tan, "Q-switched lasers with optical cooling," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 24, 2213-2217 (2007)
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