Repetition-rate dependence of thermal loading in diode-end-pumped Q-switched lasers: influence of energy-transfer upconversion

被引：43
作者：
Lan, YP
Chen, YF
Wang, SC
机构：
[1] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Inst Electroopt Engn, Hsinchu, Taiwan
[2] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Electrophys, Hsinchu, Taiwan
来源：
APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 2000年 / 71卷 / 01期
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D O I：
10.1007/PL00021155
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
The fractional thermal loading in diode-end-pumped Q-switched lasers was estimated from the theory of cavity stability. The experimental results show that the thermal loading depends on the pulse-repetition rate. This dependence is attributed to the effect of energy-transfer upconversion (ETU). A theoretical model including the ETU effect was developed to analyze the fractional thermal loading in end-pumped Q-switched lasers. The theoretical predictions were found to be in good agreement with the experimental data.
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