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Observation of enhanced thermal lensing due to near-Gaussian pump energy deposition in a laser-diode side-pumped Nd:YAG laserThe authors report operation of a laser-diode side-pumped Nd:YAG laser with a novel pumping geometry that ensures efficient conversion of pump energy into the TEM00 mode. Significant enhancement of thermally induced lensing due to the near-Gaussian energy deposition profile of the pump radiation was observed. An induced lens of approximately 3.2-m focal length was measured at average incident pump powers of only 3.2 W (corresponding to a 0.6 W heat load).
Document ID
19920054578
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Welford, David
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Rines, David M.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Dinerman, Bradley J.
(Schwartz Electro-Optics, Inc. Concord, MA, United States)
Martinsen, Robert
(Lightwave Atmospherics Marblehead, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
Volume: 28
Issue: 4 Ap
ISSN: 0018-9197
Subject Category
Lasers And Masers
Accession Number
92A37202
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-30882
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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