EFFICIENT OPERATION OF A ROOM-TEMPERATURE ND-YAG 946-NM LASER-PUMPED WITH MULTIPLE DIODE-ARRAYS

被引：17
作者：
HANSON, F
机构：
[1] Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center, San Diego, CA, 92152-5732
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OPTICS LETTERS | 1995年 / 20卷 / 02期
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D O I：
10.1364/OL.20.000148
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
Efficient pulsed room-temperature laser operation at 946 nm is reported for Nd:YAG pumped with multiple diode array bars. We achieved high pump brightness by collimating the outputs from individual bars and focusing them onto the end of a short 3-mm-diameter rod. An average power of 470 mW at 100 Hz was obtained with an optical slope efficiency of 15% based on incident pump power, and greater than 1 W of output was obtained at 300 Hz. Intracavity frequency doubling with KNbO3 resulted in 40-70-mW output at 473 nm. Q-switched operation is also reported.
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