Influence of a ring-shaped pump beam on temperature distribution and thermal lensing in end-pumped solid state lasers
- Title
- Influence of a ring-shaped pump beam on temperature distribution and thermal lensing in end-pumped solid state lasers
- Author
- 김지원
- Keywords
- WAVE-FRONT DISTORTION; OPTICAL-MATERIALS; FIBER-LASER; YAG LASER; ND-YAG; MU-M; DIODE; MODEL; RODS
- Issue Date
- 2017-06
- Publisher
- OPTICAL SOC AMER
- Citation
- OPTICS EXPRESS, v. 25, No. 13, Page. 14668-14675
- Abstract
- A simple method for reducing thermal lensing in an end-pumped solid state laser using a ring-shaped pump beam is reported. Analytical expressions for the temperature distribution and the thermal lensing focal length in a laser medium end-pumped by a beam with a ring-shaped intensity profile are derived. The results indicate that thermal effects including thermal lensing can be significantly reduced due to a more uniform temperature distribution. This approach has been applied to a Nd:YVO4 amplifier operating at 1064 nm confirming that the brightness of the output beam can be remarkably improved at high power levels due to the better beam quality for the ring-shaped pumping compared to the conventional quasi-top-hat pumping. The prospects for power scaling and further improvement in laser performance will be discussed. (C) 2017 Optical Society of America
- URI
- https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-25-13-14668https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/72148
- ISSN
- 1094-4087
- DOI
- 10.1364/OE.25.014668
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- COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND CONVERGENCE TECHNOLOGY[E](과학기술융합대학) > PHOTONICS AND NANOELECTRONICS(나노광전자학과) > Articles
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