Influence of doping concentration and corresponding heat generation on the performance of a high power two-head Nd:YAG laser

O. Puncken

L. Winkelmann

J. Neumann

D. Kracht

M. Frede

P. Weßels

Influence of doping concentration and corresponding heat generation on the performance of a high power two-head Nd:YAG laser

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO®/Europe-EQEC)

14.-19. Juni

München

2009

Type: Konferenzbeitrag

DOI: 10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192471

Abstract

A longitudinally pumped high power Nd:YAG laser in a birefringence compensated two-head geometry is investigated. A similar system has previously been developed in which the pump wavelength had been close to the absorption maximum of Nd:YAG.