title: Semi-analytical solution for the temperature profiles in solid-state laser disks mounted on heat spreaders.
abstract: Temperature profiles in pumped solid-state laser disks are generally calculated numerically by using finite-element programs to solve the heat conduction equation in the disk and the heat spreader. Analytical expressions exist for the longitudinal temperature profile in the case of an infinitely thick heat spreader or in the limit of zero thickness of the disk. We are presenting a simplified, semi-analytical method to calculate the three-dimensional temperature profiles for any disk or heat spreader dimensions by solving the heat conduction equation using Hankel transforms. This method allows for straightforward optimization of the cooling properties of heat-sink-mounted solid-state and semiconductor disk lasers.
authors.forename: Norman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caprara