Partially end-pumped Nd:YAG slab laser with a hybrid resonator.
A Nd:YAG slab is partially end pumped by a diode laser stack with three diode laser bars. The pumped volume has a rectangular cross section. A hybrid resonator, which is stable in the plane of small dimension and is off-axis unstable in the plane of large dimension of the gain cross section, was used to yield highly efficient laser operation at diffraction-limited beam quality. The laser design and experimental results are reported.
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Wu
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Xu
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Giesekus
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Loosen
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Poprawe
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