Physics & Astronomy: Faculty Publications

High-Power Diode Side-Pumped Nd: YAG Laser on the Low Gain Three Lines Near 1.1 μm

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2011

Publication Title

Applied Physics B

DOI

10.1007/s00340-011-4431-5

Abstract

We demonstrate a high-power diode side-pumped Nd:YAG laser on the low gain three lines near 1.1 μm. By tuning the tilting angle of a solid etalon in the cavity, the laser can be selectively operated at 1112, 1116 and 1123 nm either in continuous-wave (CW) mode or in actively Q-switched (QS) mode, respectively. The highest average CW output powers were 75, 47 and 71 W at 1112, 1116 and 1123 nm, respectively. The transmittances of the etalon were calculated to analyze the performance of the laser at the three lines. Furthermore, a computational model of a three-wavelength laser based on rate equations was employed to examine the line selectivity of the three lines near 1.1 μm at different tilting angles of the etalon.

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