Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 30, Issue 3, 793(2010)
10 W Linearly Polarized Ring Cavity Configuration CW Single-Frequency Laser
The single-frequency Nd:YVO4 laser with a CW laser-diode single-end-pumped is described. Under stablecavity condition basing on heat lens,the relation of beam radius versus pump average radius in the crystal center is analyzed in a simple bow-tie ring cavity configuration. When the incident pump power is 30.3 W,a 1064 nm single-frequency laser,with its output power of 10.48 W(line-polarization power 10.02 W),is obtained. the optical-optical efficiency is about 34.6% with beam quality is M2X=1.18 and M2Y=1.19. The fluctuation of laser frequency is about 70 MHz in a minute. The fluctuation of power is about 0.5% for four hours.
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Chen Sanbin, Zhou Shouhuan, Zhao Hong, Tang Xiaojun, Yuan Ligang, Liu Gang. 10 W Linearly Polarized Ring Cavity Configuration CW Single-Frequency Laser[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2010, 30(3): 793
Category: Lasers and Laser Optics
Received: Aug. 2, 2009
Accepted: --
Published Online: Mar. 11, 2010
The Author Email: Sanbin Chen (chen_sanbin@yahoo.com.cn)