Spinning disk solid-state lasers, computer simulation

Alan H. Paxton; Harold C. Miller

doi:10.1117/12.660682

22 February 2006 Spinning disk solid-state lasers, computer simulation

Alan H. Paxton, Harold C. Miller

Proceedings Volume 6101, Laser Beam Control and Applications; 610103 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.660682
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2006, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

A computer code to calculate the output power and disk temperature distribution for a spinning disk laser has been developed. Calculated values agree well with experiment. The surfaces of the Nd:YAG rotating disk pass close to two water-cooled plates. A thin gap, filled with gas, separates each plate from the disk. For an Nd:YAG disk, results are given for a 50 μm gap filled with He.

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Alan H. Paxton and Harold C. Miller "Spinning disk solid-state lasers, computer simulation", Proc. SPIE 6101, Laser Beam Control and Applications, 610103 (22 February 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.660682

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