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7 March 2019 Comparative studies of high power diode-pumped Yb:CALGO and Yb:KYW lasers
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A direct comparison of continuous-wave diode-pumped Yb:CALGO and Yb:KYW lasers was demonstrated. The lasers were characterized not only in terms of output power but also in terms of thermal lensing. The results showed that in the medium to low power regimes the Yb:KYW laser outperformed the Yb:CALGO laser in terms of optical efficiency, however, in high power regime the latter showed much more favorable thermal behavior than Yb:KYW.
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Sujith Manjooran and Arkady Major "Comparative studies of high power diode-pumped Yb:CALGO and Yb:KYW lasers", Proc. SPIE 10896, Solid State Lasers XXVIII: Technology and Devices, 108961S (7 March 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2509049
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KEYWORDS
High power lasers

Laser crystals

Diodes

Laser development

Continuous wave operation

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