250 mJ, self-adaptive, diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG slab laser

作者:Zendzian W; Jabczynski J K*; Kaskow M; Gorajek L; Kwiatkowski J; Kopczynski K
来源:Optics Letters, 2012, 37(13): 2598-2600.

摘要

A scheme of self-adaptive, closed-loop, diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG slab laser was presented. As a result of four-wave mixing of standing waves intersecting at a small angle in a closed-loop cavity, the self-adaptive process of beam cleaning leading to fundamental mode operation despite severe asymmetry of the inversion profile and thermal-optical distortion was achieved. The output beam was extracted from the cavity as the first-order diffraction beam on the dynamic gain gratings created in an active medium. The near-diffraction-limited (parameter M-2 < 1.4, divergence of 1 mrad) output beam of 250 mJ energy and the optical slope efficiency of 30% at a repetition rate of up to 25 Hz in a free-running regime were demonstrated.

  • 出版日期2012-7-1