Medium-power diode-pumped Nd:BaY2F8 laser

被引：10
作者：
Agnesi, A
Guandalini, A
Lucca, A
Sani, E
Toncelli, A
Tonelli, M
Dell'Acqua, S
机构：
[1] Univ Pavia, Ist Nazl Fis Mat, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
[2] Univ Pavia, Dipartimento Elettr, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
[3] Univ Pisa, NEST, Ist Nazl Fis Mat, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
[4] Univ Pisa, Dipartimento Fis, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
[5] Bright Solut Srl, I-27010 Cura Carpignano, PV, Italy
来源：
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2003年 / 11卷 / 10期
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D O I：
10.1364/OE.11.001149
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
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.
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页码：1149 / 1155
页数：7
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