Thermal lensing and aberrations in diode-end-pumped solid state lasers

J. K. Jabczynski

doi:10.1117/12.2316012

1 September 1996 Thermal lensing and aberrations in diode-end-pumped solid state lasers

J. K. Jabczynski

Proceedings Volume 2778, 17th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for Science and New Technology; 27788Z (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2316012
Event: 17th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for Science and New Technology, 1996, Taejon, Korea, Republic of

Abstract

Thermally induced gradients of refractive index play a fundamental role in laser mode formation in diode-end- pumped lasers. The divergence and beam quality as well as efficiency and stability of generation depend on a heat distribution in active medium. The paper is devoted to theoretical and experimental investigations of influence of temperature gradients on optical parameters of output beams. The investigations were made for several active media (Nd:YAG, Nd:YLF, Nd:YVO₄ , Nd: S-VAP, Nd:LSB ). Laser and thermooptical parameters of these crystals are presented in Table 1.

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J. K. Jabczynski "Thermal lensing and aberrations in diode-end-pumped solid state lasers", Proc. SPIE 2778, 17th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for Science and New Technology, 27788Z (1 September 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2316012

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