Highly efficient diode side-pumped Nd:YAG ceramic laser with 210 W output power

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 705-709

  Lee, Sungman ^a   Choi, Daewook ^a   Kim, Cheol Jung ^a   Zhou, Jun ^b  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

High optical to optical conversion efficiency; Nd:YAG ceramic laser; Side pumped

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

BEAM QUALITY FACTOR; LASER OUTPUT POWER; ND:YAG CERAMIC LASER;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 33751535758     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2006.03.015     Document Type: Article

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