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Ultrahigh-efficiency TEM00 diode-side-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser

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Ultrahigh-efficiency TEM00 operation is demonstrated in a diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser in a bounce amplifier geometry using a specially designed astigmatically optimised cavity configuration. Optical efficiency >68% is demonstrated and up to 27.1 W of output power for multimode operation. For single-mode TEM00 operation, an output power of 23.1 W for 39.5 W of diode pumping was produced with beam propagation parameters of Mx 2=1.3 and My 2=1.1.

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  1. Photonics, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London SW7 2BW, UK, , , , , , UK

    A. Minassian, B. Thompson & M.J. Damzen

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Received: 10 October 2002 / Revised version: 9 December 2002 / Published online: 19 March 2003

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Minassian, A., Thompson, B. & Damzen, M. Ultrahigh-efficiency TEM00 diode-side-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser . Appl Phys B 76, 341–343 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-003-1095-9

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