40-w cw, TEM sub 00-mode, diode-laser-pumped, Nd:YAG miniature-slab laser
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:147370
The authors have built a diode-laser-pumped Nd:YAG slab laser that emits 40 W of cw power in a TEM sub 00 mode and 72 W of power in multimode operation when pumped with 235 W. The slope efficiencies are 22% for TEM sub 00-mode operation and 36% for multimode operation. The laser uses a zigzag slab geometry to reduce thermally induced distortions and operates at less than one wave of distortion at the hill pump power. A significant advantage of this design over those of previous slab lasers is a new Teflon AF protective coating on the slab total-internal-reflection surfaces, which greatly simplifies the mounting and cooling of the slab laser medium.
- Research Organization:
- Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Edward L. Ginzton Lab.
- OSTI ID:
- 147370
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A--296120/9/XAB; CNN: Contract DAAH04-94-G-0019
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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