Title

Fluorescence losses from Yb : YAG slab lasers

Authors

Authors

Y. Chen; A. Rapaport; T. Y. Chung; B. Chen;M. Bass

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Appl. Optics

Keywords

Optics

Abstract

We report on the distribution of fluorescence that can be emitted through the surfaces of a ytterbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Yb:YAG) slab-shaped high-power solid-state laser. Slab shapes considered include parallel or antiparallel Brewster endfaced slabs and rectangular parallelepiped slabs. We treat cases in which all the faces of these slabs are in air, or with water or another coating on the largest faces. The fraction of the fluorescence emitted through each face, its distribution over that face, and the directions in which it travels are shown to be important to the design of high-power slab lasers. (C) 2003 Optical Society of America.

Journal Title

Applied Optics

Volume

225

Issue/Number

36

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/ao.42.007157

Language

English

First Page

7157

Last Page

7162

WOS Identifier

WOS:000187918001731

ISSN

1559-128X

Recommended Citation

"Fluorescence losses from Yb : YAG slab lasers" (2003). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 3669.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/3669