Title

Thermal Lensing Of Edge-Pumped Slab Lasers-I

Abstract

We present realistic calculations of thermal lensing in edge-pumped, Yb3+ doped yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG), slab lasers for both straight-through and zigzag propagation. Using ray tracing and finite element analysis we simulate the distributions of absorbed pump power, temperature, and stress. From these results we numerically calculate the induced lensing due to thermal and stress gradients. Effects on induced lensing of gaps in the diode pump source array and due to bonding undoped host crystal to the slab edges are presented.

Publication Date

3-1-2006

Publication Title

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Volume

82

Issue

3

Number of Pages

413-418

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-005-2089-6

Socpus ID

32044436723 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/32044436723

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