Medium-power diode-pumped Nd:BaY2F8 laser.
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چکیده
We report what is to our knowledge the first Nd:BaY2F8 (Nd:BaYF) laser pumped with a multiwatt fiber-coupled diode array tuned at approximately 804 nm. As much as 2.4 W were obtained with 6.2 W of absorbed pump power, showing efficient operation (51% slope efficiency), excellent beam quality (M2=1.1), and weak thermal lensing. Small intracavity losses (<1%) were measured, indicating both reduced thermally induced aberrations and good optical quality of the laser crystal.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics express
دوره 11 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003