Title

Fluorescence Losses From Yb: Yag Slab Lasers

Abstract

We report on the distribution of fluorescence that can be emitted through the surfaces of a ytterbiumdoped 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. © 2003 Optical Society of America.

Publication Date

12-20-2003

Publication Title

Applied Optics

Volume

42

Issue

36

Number of Pages

7157-7162

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.42.007157

Socpus ID

0346307431 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0346307431

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