Issue |
J. Eur. Opt. Soc.-Rapid Publ.
Volume 6, 2011
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Article Number | 11047 | |
Number of page(s) | 4 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.2971/jeos.2011.11047 | |
Published online | 07 November 2011 |
Regular papers
High efficiency, Diode Pumped 170 W Nd:YAG ceramic slab laser
CNR - National Research Council, Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Largo Enrico Fermi 6, I-50125 Firenze, Italy
Received:
14
September
2011
A new thin-slab ceramic Nd:YAG laser is presented based on a non-conventional zig-zag configuration. The slab is shaped in such a way that the beam propagates internally bouncing on the thin lateral faces (Edge zig-zag). Preliminary experiments have demonstrated a power extraction of 170 W (CW) at an optical conversion efficiency of 36%. Measurements have also been performed to assess the propagation properties, at least in the thinner transverse direction, of the beam extracted with a simple stable resonator. This laser format appears as a good competitor of the more traditional face-pumped or edge-pumped zig-zag slab laser schemes.
Key words: Diode Pumped Solid State Lasers / Slab Lasers / Zig-Zag Slab Lasers
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