A quasi-CW linearly polarized rubidium vapor laser pumped by a 5-bar laser diode stack

Zhiyong Li; Rongqing Tan; Wei Huang; Dandan Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.2065084

3 February 2015 A quasi-CW linearly polarized rubidium vapor laser pumped by a 5-bar laser diode stack

Zhiyong Li, Rongqing Tan, Wei Huang, Dandan Zhang

Proceedings Volume 9255, XX International Symposium on High-Power Laser Systems and Applications 2014; 925525 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2065084
Event: XX International Symposium on High Power Laser Systems and Applications, 2014, Chengdu, China

Abstract

We report a quasi-CW linearly-polarized rubidium vapor laser. The pumping source consists of 5 laser diode bars and its linewidth is reduced from the raw 1.8 nm to 0.2 nm by a bulk Volume Bragg Grating (VBG). Instead of adopting the “quasi-waveguide structure” gain cell, the pumping light of the rubidium vapor laser propagates freely in the vapor cell. The pumping light with polarization perpendicular to one of the rubidium laser is coupled into the resonator cavity by the PBS. Output power of 10 W with good beam quality is realized. This laser configuration is suitable for a convection-cooling DPAL.

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Zhiyong Li, Rongqing Tan, Wei Huang, and Dandan Zhang "A quasi-CW linearly polarized rubidium vapor laser pumped by a 5-bar laser diode stack", Proc. SPIE 9255, XX International Symposium on High-Power Laser Systems and Applications 2014, 925525 (3 February 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2065084

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