Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 53, Issue 2, 0214002(2024)

High Efficiency Yb∶YAG Thin Disk Laser Based on Zero Phonon Line Pumping

Yubo GAO1, Sizhi XU1, Yewang CHEN1, Minqiu LIU1, Deqin OUYANG1, Xu WU1, Junzhan CHEN1,2, Junqing ZHAO1, Chunyu GUO2, Xing LIU1、*, Qitao LV3, and Shuangchen RUAN1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Precision Manufacturing Technology of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes,Sino-German College of Intelligent Manufacturing,Shenzhen Technology University,Shenzhen 518118,China
  • 2Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering,College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering,Shenzhen University,Shenzhen 518060,China
  • 3Han's Laser Technology Industry Group Co. Ltd.,Shenzhen 518103,China
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    Yubo GAO, Sizhi XU, Yewang CHEN, Minqiu LIU, Deqin OUYANG, Xu WU, Junzhan CHEN, Junqing ZHAO, Chunyu GUO, Xing LIU, Qitao LV, Shuangchen RUAN. High Efficiency Yb∶YAG Thin Disk Laser Based on Zero Phonon Line Pumping[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2024, 53(2): 0214002

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    Received: Aug. 22, 2023

    Accepted: Oct. 20, 2023

    Published Online: Mar. 28, 2024

    The Author Email: Xing LIU (liuxingstart123@163.com), Shuangchen RUAN (scruan@sztu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20245302.0214002

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