Experimental and theoretical evidence of pump-saturation effects in low power end-pumped Nd : YVO4 microchip laser


MARTEL G., Ozkul C., SANCHEZ F.

OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS, cilt.185, ss.419-430, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 185
  • Basım Tarihi: 2000
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0030-4018(00)01036-1
  • Dergi Adı: OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.419-430
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Pump-saturation effects have been measured in a miniaturized end-pumped solid-state Nd:YVO4 laser. In particular we have investigated the influence of the pump beam width on the laser characteristics (threshold pump power and laser efficiency). A numerical rate-equation model has been developed in order to explain these results and lead to a good quantitative agreement with the experimental data. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.