Open AccessRadiation-balanced Yb:YAG disk laser
Author(s) -
Zhou Yang,
Junwei Meng,
Alexander R. Albrecht,
Mansoor SheikBahae
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.27.001392
Subject(s) - optics , laser , disk laser , radiation , materials science , thin disk , physics , semiconductor laser theory , stars , astronomy
A radiation-balanced Yb:YAG disk laser is demonstrated in an intracavity pumping geometry. Detailed analysis of the data reveals the feasibility of using the multi-kilowatt level "athermal" disk lasers with minimal modal instabilities, which arise from thermal lensing.