EFFICIENT CONTINUOUS-WAVE CHROMIUM-DOPED YAG LASER

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作者
SENNAROGLU, A
POLLOCK, CR
NATHEL, H
机构
[1] LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATL LAB,LIVERMORE,CA 94551
[2] CORNELL UNIV,SCH ELECT ENGN,ITHACA,NY 14853
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10.1364/JOSAB.12.000930
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Continuous-wave power performance of a chromium-doped YAG laser pumped by a Nd:YAG laser is investigated as a function of crystal temperature, output coupling transmission, and emission wavelength. Using a 2%-transmitting output coupler, we obtained as much as 1.9 W of cw output power at 1.45 mu m with an absorbed power slope efficiency of 42% when the gain medium was cooled at 3 degrees C. Using the laser efficiency data, we estimated the emission and excited-state absorption cross sections at 1.45 mu m and compared them with the previously reported values.
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页码:930 / 937
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