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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 17, Iss. 12 — Jun. 8, 2009
  • pp: 10091–10097

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Nd:YAG laser diode-pumped directly into the emitting level at 938 nm

Damien Sangla, François Balembois, and Patrick Georges  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 12, pp. 10091-10097 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.010091


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Abstract

We present the first demonstration of Nd:YAG laser pumped directly in band at 938 nm with a high-brightness fiber-coupled laser diode. Up to 6 W of CW laser emission at 1064 nm have been obtained under an absorbed pump power of 28 W at 938 nm. A comparison between 808 nm and 938 nm pumping, realized by thermal cartography, demonstrates the very low heat generation of in-band pumping. Numerical simulations were also implemented to study and discuss the laser performance of our system.

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OCIS Codes
(140.3480) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, diode-pumped
(140.3530) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, neodymium
(140.6810) Lasers and laser optics : Thermal effects

ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: March 23, 2009
Revised Manuscript: April 16, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: April 16, 2009
Published: June 1, 2009

Citation
Damien Sangla, François Balembois, and Patrick Georges, "Nd:YAG laser diode-pumped directly into the emitting level at 938 nm," Opt. Express 17, 10091-10097 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-17-12-10091


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