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Enhanced brightness and extraction efficiency of Nd:YAG rod lasers resulting in 180 W output power with M2 < 1.2

M. Ostermeyer, G. Klemz, P. Kubina, and R. Menzel

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Abstract

The classic, simple and inexpensive Nd:YAG-rod laser design is presented as a laser with enhanced efficiency and brightness due to compensation of thermally induced birefringence in a diode pumped single and double rod set up and optional beam shaping by a non-spherical refractive optic.

© 2002 Optical Society of America

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