High Power Diode Pumped 1.06 Micron Solid State Laser

M. Arvind; D. Martin; R. Osterhage

doi:10.1117/12.951181

6 July 1989 High Power Diode Pumped 1.06 Micron Solid State Laser

M. Arvind, D. Martin, R. Osterhage

Proceedings Volume 1040, High Power and Solid State Lasers II; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951181
Event: OE/LASE '89, 1989, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Diode pumped solid state lasers have been attracting significant interest in recent years due to advances in high power semiconductor diode lasers. They offer considerable advantages over flashlamp pumped lasers such as compact size, high efficiency, lower heat dissipation and solid-state reliability. In this paper, we report on the results of a Nd:YAG laser, transverse pumped by diode laser arrays. We have measured an output power of 1.14 Watts at 1.06 microns with a laser diode power consumption of 40 Watts. This represents the highest reported electrical efficiency (2.85%) for a transverse pumped, CW, TEM00 laser. The diode arrays were selected and tuned to emit at wavelengths close to the peak neodymium absorption line at 0.808 microns with Peltier coolers. Two diode laser bars side pumped a 20 mm long, 1.5 mm diameter Nd:YAG laser rod. The optical cavity is 13.8 cm long consisting of a high reflectivity mirror and a 95% reflectivity output mirror. The output beam divergence was measured to be near diffraction limited at 1.4 milliradians, and the beam diameter was 1 mm.

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M. Arvind, D. Martin, and R. Osterhage "High Power Diode Pumped 1.06 Micron Solid State Laser", Proc. SPIE 1040, High Power and Solid State Lasers II, (6 July 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951181

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