Radiation-balanced thin-disk lasers in Yb:YAG and Yb:YLF  (Conference Presentation)

Zhou Yang; Junwei Meng; Alexander R. Albrecht; Jackson Kock; Mansoor Sheik-Bahae

doi:10.1117/12.2508907

4 March 2019 Radiation-balanced thin-disk lasers in Yb:YAG and Yb:YLF (Conference Presentation)

Zhou Yang, Junwei Meng, Alexander R. Albrecht, Jackson Kock, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae

Proceedings Volume 10936, Photonic Heat Engines: Science and Applications; 109360O (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2508907
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2019, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We present the experimental progress in the investigation of radiation-balanced lasers in Yb:YAG and Yb:YLF thin discs. Due to low absorption of the pump beam, we explored pump absorption schemes including VECSEL intracavity pumping as well as multipass approach. The results are compared with theory and predictions are made for prospects of these lasers for high power (multi kW) operation.

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Zhou Yang, Junwei Meng, Alexander R. Albrecht, Jackson Kock, and Mansoor Sheik-Bahae "Radiation-balanced thin-disk lasers in Yb:YAG and Yb:YLF (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 10936, Photonic Heat Engines: Science and Applications, 109360O (4 March 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2508907

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