Fluorescence losses from Yb : YAG slab lasers

    Authors

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

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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

    Language

    English

    First Page

    7157

    Last Page

    7162

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000187918001731

    ISSN

    1559-128X

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