Efficient and compact Yb:YAG ring laser
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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
8
Pages
791-796
Date Issued
2006
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Abstract
An efficient and compact Yb:YAG ring laser was demonstrated with a slope efficiency of 39.0% with respect to the absorbed power. The design issues for using Yb:YAG as the gain medium in the reentrant multipass ring laser are discussed. The high absorption coefficient and low quantum defect of Yb:YAG make it an ideal gain medium for the multipass ring cavity to fulfil reentrant condition and reduce reabsorption loss. The absorption characteristics of a 20-at.% doped Yb:YAG crystal and the optimum ratio of absorption depth to Yb:YAG thickness were measured. The degrees of linear polarization were 99.0% and 94.1% in planar N=2 and nonplanar (N,M)=(2,1) ring lasers, respectively. The multipass ring cavities can be applied in a compact mode-locked laser with long round-trip length.
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