Efficient operation of a solid-state adaptive laser oscillator

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作者
Thompson, BA [1 ]
Minassian, A
Eason, RW
Damzen, MJ
机构
[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Blackett Lab, London SW7 2BW, England
[2] Univ Southampton, Optoelect Res Ctr, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England
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D O I
10.1364/AO.41.005638
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We present the results of a cw diode-pumped Nd-YVO4 laser oscillator based on a self-starting adaptive gain-grating resonator. Adaptive laser operation has been demonstrated with 12-W output for 37 W of diode pumping, producing a TEM00 mode that compensates for thermal aberrations. The issue of the finite aperture of the amplifier is discussed, and a design that incorporates an intracavity lens is used to improve the collection efficiency with severe thermal lensing at high pump powers. The powers of the beams involved in the resonator are compared with theory and are found to be in good agreement. Spectral and temporal behavior of the adaptive laser is investigated, and very interesting behavior is shown, including self-induced temporal modulation dynamics and a switching between a narrowband and a broad bandwidth of operation. (C) 2002 Optical Society of America.
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页码:5638 / 5644
页数:7
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