Fig. 1. Experimental setup of maglev rotating Nd:YAG disk laser.

Fig. 2. Photograph of the combination of the laser crystal and the PG levitated above a stack of permanent magnets.

Fig. 3. Time variation of the output power of the maglev rotating disk laser at different pump powers.

Fig. 4. Laser power as a function of the absorbed pump power.

Fig. 5. Intensity distribution of the laser beam at Pabs=327  mW when the laser crystal and the PG were in the rotating state.

Fig. 6. Intensity distribution of laser beam at Pabs=327  mW when the laser crystal and the PG were in the stationary state.