Self-adaptive compensation of thermal lenses in an end-pumped Nd:YAG laser

Michelle S. Roth; Thomas Graf; Heinz P. Weber

doi:10.1117/12.537666

14 November 2003 Self-adaptive compensation of thermal lenses in an end-pumped Nd:YAG laser

Michelle S. Roth, Thomas Graf, Heinz P. Weber

Proceedings Volume 5147, ALT'02 International Conference on Advanced Laser Technologies; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537666
Event: ALT'02 International Conference on Advanced laser Technologies, 2002, Adelboden, Switzerland

Abstract

In order to compensate for thermally induced lenses we have recently proposed and successfully demonstrated a new self-adaptive compensation scheme for transversally pumped laser rods. Now we show how this scheme can be simplified and adapted for end-pumped laser rods. The method is demonstrated with an end-pumped Nd:YAG laser and preliminary experimental results are presented.

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Michelle S. Roth, Thomas Graf, and Heinz P. Weber "Self-adaptive compensation of thermal lenses in an end-pumped Nd:YAG laser", Proc. SPIE 5147, ALT'02 International Conference on Advanced Laser Technologies, (14 November 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537666

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