Lasing properties of diode-laser-pumped Nd:KGW

Thomas Graf; Juerg E. Balmer

doi:10.1117/12.201816

1 August 1995 Lasing properties of diode-laser-pumped Nd:KGW

Thomas Graf, Juerg E. Balmer

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 34, Issue 8, (August 1995). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.201816

Abstract

The laser performance of Nd:KGW (neodymium-doped potassium gadolinium tungstate) end pumped by cw or quasi-cw high-power diode laser bars is studied and compared to Nd:YAG. In cw operation, thermal problems in Nd:KGW are quite important, whereas in quasi-cw operation, the optical and slope efficiencies attained with Nd:KGW are clearly better than with Nd:YAG.

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Thomas Graf and Juerg E. Balmer "Lasing properties of diode-laser-pumped Nd:KGW," Optical Engineering 34(8), (1 August 1995). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.201816

Published: 1 August 1995

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