Compensation of thermal effects in high-power solid state lasers

Thomas Graf; Eduard Wyss; Michelle Roth; Heinz P. Weber

doi:10.1117/12.478640

9 August 2002 Compensation of thermal effects in high-power solid state lasers

Thomas Graf, Eduard Wyss, Michelle Roth, Heinz P. Weber

Proceedings Volume 4762, ALT'01 International Conference on Advanced Laser Technologies; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478640
Event: International Conference on: Advanced Laser Technologies (ALT'01), 2001, Constanta, Romania

Abstract

An adaptive negative thermal lens that compensates for the power- dependent positive thermal lens in a transversally diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser rod is presented. The compensating (negative) lens is generated in a thin layer of liquid. We demonstrate that the proposed technique leads to a reduction of the thermal lens by more than an order of magnitude.

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Thomas Graf, Eduard Wyss, Michelle Roth, and Heinz P. Weber "Compensation of thermal effects in high-power solid state lasers", Proc. SPIE 4762, ALT'01 International Conference on Advanced Laser Technologies, (9 August 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478640

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