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CW and Q-switched performance of end-pumped Yb:YAG laser with elliptical mode geometry
CW and Q-switched performance of end-pumped Yb:YAG laser with elliptical mode geometry
- Source :
- Lithuanian Journal of Physics. 49:163-170
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, 2009.
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Abstract
- We report the high beam quality diode end-pumped Q-switched Yb:YAG laser operating at 1030 nm wavelength with elliptical cavity mode conguration operating at 1n100 kHz repetition rates. We have performed measurements of highly astigmatic thermal lens in laser active element by means of ShacknHartmann wavefront sensor that provides necessary data for laser cavity design. With optimized laser cavity the output beam quality parameter M 2 does not exceed 1.2 value even at maximum pump power of 50 W.
Details
- ISSN :
- 16488504
- Volume :
- 49
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Lithuanian Journal of Physics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........8b6518345af90d78f3dc31337da9faba
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3952/lithjphys.49212