Thermal lensing in end-pumped Nd:YAG under lasing and non-lasing conditions

Pollnau, M. and Clarkson, W.A. and Hanna, D.C. (1998) Thermal lensing in end-pumped Nd:YAG under lasing and non-lasing conditions. In: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 3-8 May 1998, San Francisco, CA.

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Abstract:	We show that at high excitation densities typically found under nonlasing conditions, Q-switched operation, or operation as an amplifier, interionic upconversion can have a very significant influence on the population mechanisms of the Nd:YAG laser system, resulting in much stronger thermal lensing.
Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item
Copyright:	© 1998 IEEE
Faculty:	Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS)
Research Group:	Integrated Optical MicroSystems (IOMS)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/71656
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CLEO.1998.675920
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