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High power continuous-wave diode-laser-pumped Nd:YAG laser

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We report on a diode-laser-pumped cw Nd: YAG laser operating at a power level of 150 W. By using a transverse pump geometry, the radiation of 54 diode lasers with an output power of 10 W each is coupled into a Nd:YAG rod. In multimode operation, an optical slope efficiency of 32% and an optical to optical efficiency of 29% are obtained. In TEM00 operation, an output power of more than 30 W is realized with an optical to optical efficiency of 10%.

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    D. Golla, S. Knoke, W. Schöne, A. Tünnermann & H. Schmidt

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Golla, D., Knoke, S., Schöne, W. et al. High power continuous-wave diode-laser-pumped Nd:YAG laser. Appl. Phys. B 58, 389–392 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01081878

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