Properties of diode laser pumps for high-power solid-state lasers

    Authors

    M. Bass;J. Dong

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    IEEE J. Quantum Electron.

    Keywords

    diode-pumped lasers; energy transfer; laser spectroscopy; Nd : YAG; lasers; optical pumping; solid-state lasers; Yb : YAG lasers; SLAB LASERS; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics; Physics, Applied

    Abstract

    Diode lasers used to pump high average power solid-state lasers typically have broad spectral width so that most of the pump light is not at the peak of the gain medium's absorption feature. However, the long absorption length in these lasers enables even weakly absorbed light to pump efficiently. The result is that high absorption efficiency and improved pump distribution uniformity are possible when using realistic pump diodes. In addition, both quantities are nearly independent of the pump center wavelength.

    Journal Title

    Ieee Journal of Quantum Electronics

    Volume

    41

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2005

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    183

    Last Page

    186

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000226594400009

    ISSN

    0018-9197

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