Abstract
A method to determine the focal length of a thermal lens and pumping laser beam waist in the gain medium in laser-diode-pumped solid-state lasers is presented. This method, using resonator transform circle theory, is both simple and reliable. The measured focal length of the thermal lens is used to calculate the beam waist of pumping laser inside the gain medium. The effect of the thermal lens on the output power is also measured and analyzed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2145-2147 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 16 2002 |
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Determination of thermal focal length and pumping radius in gain medium in laser-diode-pumped Nd : YVO4 lasers. / Song, Feng; Zhang, Chaobo; Ding, Xin; Xu, Jingjun; Zhang, Guangyin; Leigh, Matthew; Peyghambarian, Nasser N.
In: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 81, No. 12, 16.09.2002, p. 2145-2147.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Determination of thermal focal length and pumping radius in gain medium in laser-diode-pumped Nd
T2 - YVO4 lasers
AU - Song, Feng
AU - Zhang, Chaobo
AU - Ding, Xin
AU - Xu, Jingjun
AU - Zhang, Guangyin
AU - Leigh, Matthew
AU - Peyghambarian, Nasser N
PY - 2002/9/16
Y1 - 2002/9/16
N2 - A method to determine the focal length of a thermal lens and pumping laser beam waist in the gain medium in laser-diode-pumped solid-state lasers is presented. This method, using resonator transform circle theory, is both simple and reliable. The measured focal length of the thermal lens is used to calculate the beam waist of pumping laser inside the gain medium. The effect of the thermal lens on the output power is also measured and analyzed.
AB - A method to determine the focal length of a thermal lens and pumping laser beam waist in the gain medium in laser-diode-pumped solid-state lasers is presented. This method, using resonator transform circle theory, is both simple and reliable. The measured focal length of the thermal lens is used to calculate the beam waist of pumping laser inside the gain medium. The effect of the thermal lens on the output power is also measured and analyzed.
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JF - Applied Physics Letters
SN - 0003-6951
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