Yb:YAG and Nd:YAG edge-pumped slab lasers.
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چکیده
Experimental demonstrations of two edge-pumped zigzag slab lasers are presented. The Nd:YAG slab laser generated 127 W of multimode output power with 300W of pump power. Preliminary results with a Yb:YAG slab produced 46 W of output power with 315W of pump power. The edge-pumped slab design permits symmetric conduction cooling and efficient pump absorption and accepts large-numerical-aperture pump sources.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 26 13 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001