Efficient TEM 00 operation of Nd:YVO 4 laser end pumped by fibre-coupled diode laser
- 24 April 1997
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters
- Vol. 33 (9) , 775-777
- https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19970518
Abstract
The authors have demonstrated efficient TEM00 operation of the Nd:YVO4 rod laser, one-end-pumped by a one-fibre-coupled diode laser. A 11.6 W linearly polarised laser output with an optical efficiency of 54% in TEM00 mode has been achieved.Keywords
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