Medium-power diode-pumped Nd:BaY2F8 laser

Year: 2003

Authors: Agnesi A., Guandalini A., Lucca A., Sani E., Toncelli A., Tonelli M., Dell’Acqua S.

Autors Affiliation: Ist. Naz. di Fisica della Materia, Dipartimento di Elettronica, Universitą di Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100 Pavia, Italy; NEST, Ist. Naz. di Fisica della Materia, Universitą di Pisa, Via Buonarroti 2, 56127 Pisa, Italy; Bright Solutions S.r.l., Via Paiola 3, 27010 Cura Carpignano (PV), Italy

Abstract: We report what is to our knowledge the first Nd:BaY2F8 (Nd:BaYF) laser pumped with a multiwatt fiber-coupled diode array tuned at approximate to804 nm. As much as 2.4 W were obtained with 6.2 W of absorbed pump power, showing efficient operation (51% slope efficiency), excellent beam quality (M-2=1.1), and weak thermal lensing. Small intracavity losses (<1%) were measured, indicating both reduced thermally induced aberrations and good optical quality of the laser crystal. (C) 2003 Optical Society of America. Journal/Review: OPTICS EXPRESS

Volume: 11 (10)      Pages from: 1149  to: 1155

KeyWords: Aberrations; Bandwidth; Crystal structure; Fiber optics; Liquid crystals; Polarization; Thermal expansion, Laser crystals; Optical quality; Thermal fracture; Thermal lensing, Semiconductor lasers
DOI: 10.1364/OE.11.001149

Citations: 10
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