Title

Edge- and end-pumped slab lasers with both efficient and uniform pumping

Authors

Authors

B. Chen; Y. Chen;M. Bass

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

IEEE J. Quantum Electron.

Keywords

pump efficiency; pump uniformity; ceramic crystal lasers; composite slab; lasers; INDUCED STRESS BIREFRINGENCE; YAG LASER; DESIGN; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics; Physics, Applied

Abstract

In conventional high-power slab lasers, the design is often a compromise between pump absorption efficiency and uniformity. In this paper, both are studied for diode-array-pumped slab lasers. We explore a method with which each can be separately optimized, so it becomes possible to have both high efficiency and uniformity in slab lasers with long optical pump paths. The method is applicable to composite and ceramic crystal slab lasers.

Journal Title

Ieee Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volume

42

Issue/Number

5-6

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

483

Last Page

489

WOS Identifier

WOS:000238031700005

ISSN

0018-9197

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