300-W cw diode-laser side-pumped Nd:YAG rod laser

Journal Article · Mon May 15 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · Optics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.20.001148· OSTI ID:165270

Golla, D; Knoke, S; Schoene, W; Ernst, G; Bode, M; Tuennermann, A; Welling, H ^[1]

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1. Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, D-30419 Hannover (Germany)

We report on the laser performance and power scaling properties of diode-laser side-pumped Nd:YAG rod lasers operating at high cw output powers. Applying a pump power of 1100 W cw in a ninefold pump geometry, we obtain an output power of more than 300 W in multimode operation. For a comparable pump scheme an output power of more than 45 W in TEM{sub 00} mode operation is realized with an optical-to-optical efficiency of more than 11%.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 165270
• Journal Information: Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 20; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLEDP
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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