Cryogenic, high power, near diffraction limited, Yb:YAG slab laser
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2013
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Ganija, M.
Ottaway, D.
Veitch, P.
Munch, J.
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Optics Express, 2013; 21(6):6973-6978
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Miftar Ganija, David Ottaway, Peter Veitch and Jesper Munch
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A cryogenic slab laser that is suitable for scaling to high power, while taking full advantage of the improved thermo-optical and thermo-mechanical properties of Yb:YAG at cryogenic temperatures is described. The laser uses a conduction cooled, end pumped, zigzag slab geometry resulting in a near diffraction limited, robust, power scalable design. The design and the initial characterization of the laser up to 200W are presented.
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©2013 Optical Society of America