Thermal effects of the diode end-pumped Nd:YVO4 slab

被引：54
作者：
Ma, Zhe [1 ]
Li, Daijun
Gao, Jiancun
Wu, Nianle
Du, Keming
机构：
[1] Tsinghua Univ, Dept Phys, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
[2] EgeWave GmbH, D-52146 Wurselen, Germany
[3] Rhein Westfal TH Aachen Klinikum, Inst Technol Opt Syst, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
来源：
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS | 2007年 / 275卷 / 01期
关键词：
Nd : YVO4; diode-pumped lasers; thermal lensing;
D O I：
10.1016/j.optcom.2007.03.024
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
The thermal effects of the diode end-pumped Nd:YVO4 slab laser crystal are investigated both analytically and numerically. The theoretical model is established with considering the divergence of the pump beam in the slab. A detailed theoretical analysis of the temperature, stress and the focal length of thermal lens are presented. Using 3D finite element analysis, an accurate numerical solution based on the theoretical model is achieved. Our analysis includes the thermal fracture damage of the thermally and optically anisotropic slab and the predicated values are compared with the experimental results.(c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数：7
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