Laser operation with nearly diffraction-limited output from a Yb:YAG multimode channel waveguide
Optics Letters, Vol. 24, Issue 11, pp. 750-752 (1999)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.24.000750
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Abstract
We report laser action of a crystal channel-waveguide laser consisting of a diffusion-bonded Yb:YAG–YAG core–cladding structure. By use of diode bars a side-pumped arrangement adapted to the channel-waveguide geometry was realized, resulting in up to 1-W output power and a low threshold. With a rectangular core with a 100-μm cross section, nearly diffraction-limited performance is demonstrated. The influence of the guiding properties of the channel waveguide on the resonator mode was studied with a nearly concentric resonator.
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OCIS Codes
(060.2280) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber design and fabrication
(060.2290) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber materials
(060.2320) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators
(140.3480) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, diode-pumped
(140.3510) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, fiber
(140.4780) Lasers and laser optics : Optical resonators
Citation
U. Griebner and H. Schönnagel, "Laser operation with nearly diffraction-limited output from a Yb:YAG multimode channel waveguide," Opt. Lett. 24, 750-752 (1999)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-24-11-750
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