High efficiency 165 W near-diffraction-limited Nd:YVO4 slab oscillator pumped at 880 nm

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作者：
Zhu, Peng [1 ,2 ]
Li, Daijun
Hu, Peixin
Schell, Alexander
Shi, Peng
Haas, Claus R. [2 ]
Wu, Nianle [1 ]
Du, Keming [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Tsinghua Univ, Dept Phys, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
[2] EdgeWave GmbH, D-52146 Wurselen, Germany
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 2008年 / 33卷 / 17期
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D O I：
10.1364/OL.33.001930
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We demonstrate a compact, efficient Nd:YVO4 stable-unstable hybrid slab oscillator that was partially end pumped at 880 nm. A maximum output power of 165 W at 1064 nm was obtained with an optical-to-optical efficiency from absorbed pump power to laser output of up to 60% and a slope efficiency of up to 66%. The beam propagation factors M-2 were 1.7 in the stable direction and 1.4 in the unstable direction without sidelobes. (C) 2008 Optical Society of America.
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页码：1930 / 1932
页数：3
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