Open AccessCystal end temperature distribution under different pumping light in solid state laser
Author(s) -
Yang Yong-ming,
Xu Qi-Ming,
Zhen Guo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.57.223
Subject(s) - materials science , optics , laser , light field , curvature , thermal , optoelectronics , physics , geometry , mathematics , meteorology
In order to study how different pumping light profiles affect the crystal end temperature field, a classification creterion is suggested, according to which the pumping light can be classified as column light, Gaussian light and plane top light. The end temperature under different pumping power and different pumping light focus diameter are studied.It was found that the end temperature is the highest under the column pumping light, intermediate plane top pumping light and lowesl under Gaussian pumping light when the pumping light has the same power and the same focus diameter.It shows that the pumping light profile can seriously affect the crystal end temperature field. Finally the effect of the thermal effect caused by the end temperature was studied, which was found to affect the laser quality seriously. When the equivalent curvature radius of the thermal lens changes from 85 to 150mm, the far field walk-off angle and waist diameter become larger and larger and the laser works unsteadily.