High-power Yb:YAG thin-disk laser with 80% efficiency pumped at the zero-phonon line
Abdullah Alabbadi, Mikhail Larionov, Florian Fink
Abstract
We report a 3-kW thin-disk laser with 80% optical efficiency employing zero-phonon line pumping at 970 nm. A detailed comparison to conventional pumping at 940 nm is provided, which shows almost twice the pump power density handling capability.
Topics & Concepts
OpticsMaterials scienceLaserThin diskOptical pumpingLine (geometry)Zero (linguistics)PhononLaser pumpingOptoelectronicsPhysicsCondensed matter physicsAstronomyPhilosophyGeometryMathematicsLinguisticsStarsSolid State Laser TechnologiesAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhotorefractive and Nonlinear Optics