High power Nd:YVO-KGW conical refraction laser

C. Howlader; M. Nadimi; T. Waritanant; K. A. Fedorova; G. S. Sokolovskii; E. U. Rafailov; A. Major

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4 March 2019 High power Nd:YVO-KGW conical refraction laser

C. Howlader, M. Nadimi, T. Waritanant, K. A. Fedorova, G. S. Sokolovskii, E. U. Rafailov, A. Major

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Proceedings Volume 10904, Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XXI; 109041X (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2508968
Event: SPIE LASE, 2019, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We have demonstrated the highest conical refraction (CR) laser output power to date by placing a CR crystal inside of a diode-pumped Nd:YVO laser cavity. The CR crystal did not have a significant influence on laser output power as well as efficiency. The CR laser produced the maximum output power of 3.68 W with the slope efficiency of 42 % and opticalto- optical efficiency of 34 %. Therefore, this approach could be an attractive pathway for further power scaling of the CR lasers.

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C. Howlader, M. Nadimi, T. Waritanant, K. A. Fedorova, G. S. Sokolovskii, E. U. Rafailov, and A. Major "High power Nd:YVO-KGW conical refraction laser", Proc. SPIE 10904, Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XXI, 109041X (4 March 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2508968

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