High-power Yb:YAG rod oscillators and amplifiers

David S. Sumida; Hans W. Bruesselbach; Robert W. Byren; Metin S. Mangir; Robin Reeder

doi:10.1117/12.308662

27 May 1998 High-power Yb:YAG rod oscillators and amplifiers

David S. Sumida, Hans W. Bruesselbach, Robert W. Byren, Metin S. Mangir, Robin Reeder

Proceedings Volume 3265, Solid State Lasers VII; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308662
Event: Optoelectronics and High-Power Lasers and Applications, 1998, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We report 0.95 kW average output power from a single cw-diode pumped Yb:YAG power oscillator. The 3-mm diameter solid-state laser rod is side pumped by three sets of cw diode arrays each of which has an electrical-to-optical efficiency of up to 50%. Our phase-conjugate master oscillator, power-amp architecture will incorporate this pump cavity as one of the power amplifiers for multi-kW average power, good beam quality laser applications.

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David S. Sumida, Hans W. Bruesselbach, Robert W. Byren, Metin S. Mangir, and Robin Reeder "High-power Yb:YAG rod oscillators and amplifiers", Proc. SPIE 3265, Solid State Lasers VII, (27 May 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308662

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