High-efficiency TEM(00) Nd:YVO(4) laser longitudinally pumped by a high-power array.
A new simple, compact, and efficient optical device is presented that allows any commercially available arrays or stacks to longitudinally pump laser materials. A Nd:YVO(4) laser was built and an optical-optical efficiency as great as 50% was demonstrated with a diffraction-limited beam.
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Bussac
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Larat
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Schwarz
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Pocholle
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