Thermal lens study in diode pumped Ng- and Np-cut Nd:KGd(WO_4)_2 laser crystals
2009; Optica Publishing Group; Volume: 17; Issue: 26 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1364/oe.17.023536
ISSN1094-4087
AutoresPavel Loiko, K. V. Yumashev, Н. В. Кулешов, Vasili G. Savitski, S. Calvez, D. Burns, A. A. Pavlyuk,
Tópico(s)Laser Design and Applications
ResumoA comparative study of thermal lensing effect in diode laser pumped Ng- and Np-cut Nd:KGd(WO4)2 (KGW) laser crystals was performed for laser emission polarized along the principle refractive axis, Nm. The thermal lens in the Ng-cut Nd: KGW was found to be weakly astigmatic with a positive refractive power for both the Nm- and Np-directions. For Np -cut Nd:KGW, strong astigmatism was observed and the refractive powers in the Ng- and Nm-directions had opposing signs. The degree of astigmatism was found to be considerably weaker for the Ng-cut Nd:KGW in comparison with the Np-cut one: 0.35 dptr/(W/cm2) and 2.85 dptr/(W/cm2), respectively. The ratio of the thermal lens refractive powers in the planes parallel and perpendicular to the laser emission polarisation were measured as +1.4 and -0.425 for Ng- and Np-cut Nd:KGW respectively.
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