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High‐Power, High‐Efficiency Tm:YAG and Ho:YAG Thin‐Disk Lasers (Laser Photonics Rev. 12(3)/2018)
Author(s) -
Zhang Jinwei,
Schulze Felix,
Mak Ka Fai,
Pervak Vladimir,
Bauer Dominik,
Sutter Dirk,
Pronin Oleg
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
laser and photonics reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.778
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1863-8899
pISSN - 1863-8880
DOI - 10.1002/lpor.201870018
Subject(s) - thin disk , laser , optics , materials science , optoelectronics , photonics , power (physics) , disk laser , optical disc , thin film , laser power scaling , physics , nanotechnology , stars , quantum mechanics , astronomy
Infrared Lasers In article number 1700273 , Jinwei Zhang and co‐workers investigate two different gain materials—Tm:YAG and Ho:YAG—in thin‐disk configuration. Using a 72‐pass pump cavity, thin‐disk lasers with high powers and optical‐to‐optical efficiencies at 2 µm are realized, paving the way for further scaling of power towards kW‐level based on thin‐disk technology. The image was made and processed by Thorsten Naeser, Dennis Luck, and Kilian Fritsch together with the authors of this manuscript.