Design and performance of a composite Tm∶YAG laser pumped by VBG-stabilized narrow-band laser diode
- Available Online: 30/12/2017
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Key words:
- Tm∶YAG /
- 2 μm laser /
- thermal effects /
- diode-pumped
Abstract: A 2-μm composite Tm∶YAG laser pumped with a narrow-band laser diode was presented.The temperature distribution and thermal lens in the Tm∶YAG were numerically simulated by a finite element method and the results were used to design the special cavity,in order to achieve a high efficiency and stable output.With a 25-W incident pump power,we obtained a maximum output power of 11 W at 2018.5 nm,corresponding to a slope efficiency of 51.3% and an optical-to-optical efficiency of 44.5%,respectively.The beam quality was measured to be M2x =1.8 and My2 =1.6.