Open AccessA new approach to compute overlap efficiency in axially pumped solid state lasers
Author(s) -
R. Kapoor,
P. K. Mukhopadhyay,
J. George
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.5.000125
Subject(s) - optics , laser , axial symmetry , inverse , slope efficiency , physics , quality (philosophy) , work (physics) , computational physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , geometry , fiber laser
In this work, we are reporting a new approach to compute the overlap efficiency of end pumped solid-state laser systems. Unlike existing methods in which the overlap integral is computed with a linearize approximation near the threshold, in this method the inverse of the overlap integral is computed numerically in the above threshold regime for several values of circulating fields. Now by fitting a linear curve to this data the overlap efficiency is obtained. The effect of the beam quality factor is also taken into account. It is demonstrated that the linearized approximation near the threshold can give rise to 50% error in overlap efficiency. The method was used to estimate the overlap efficiency in different types of axially pumped lasers.