title: Improvement of thermal effects in a diode-end-pumped, composite Tm:YAG rod with undoped ends.
abstract: We present comparative studies of the laser performance of a diode-end-pumped, composite Tm:YAG rod with undoped ends. Efficient heat removal in a composite rod can reduce the peak of the rise in temperature in the 2-mm-long active segment by 19% compared with that in a noncomposite rod by theoretical calculation. The threshold pump power was reduced by 10%, and the focal power of the thermal lens was improved by 15%. These improvements permit high output performance and flexible design of laser cavities in diode-end-pumped Tm:YAG lasers.
authors.affiliation: Optoelectronics and High Frequency Device Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation, 1-1 Miyazaki 4-chome, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 216-8555, Japan. tsune@mri.biglobe.ne.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsunekane
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inaba