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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | 2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference |
| Subtitle of host publication | CLEO/Europe-EQEC |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9798350345995 |
| ISBN (print) | 79-8-3503-4600-8 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| Event | 2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2023 - Munich, Germany Duration: 26 Jun 2023 → 30 Jun 2023 |
Abstract
Nd:YVO4 is an excellent gain material for laser amplifiers used in gravitational wave detectors [1] because of several reasons. Nd:YVO4's anisotropic emission cross-sections and inherent birefringence enable stable output polarization and suppress thermally induced depolarization. Furthermore, Nd:YVO4 saturates at low seed intensity. However, vanadate's low thermal conductivity poses a major challenge for the application of Nd:YVO4 laser crystals, because the beam quality degrades at higher power levels as a result of thermal wavefront distortions [2,3]. In this work, we analyse the aberrations of the thermal lens in Nd:YVO4 amplifiers in order to design suitable counter-measures and increase the achievable single-mode output power.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Instrumentation
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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TY - GEN
T1 - Experimental and numerical analysis of thermal aberrations in Nd:YVO4 laser amplifiers
AU - Schneewind, Merle
AU - Booker, Phillip
AU - Spiekermann, Stefan
AU - Weßels, Peter
AU - Neumann, Jörg
AU - Kracht, Dietmar
N1 - Funding Information: Funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany’s Excellence Strategy – EXC-2123 QuantumFrontiers – 390837967
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Nd:YVO4 is an excellent gain material for laser amplifiers used in gravitational wave detectors [1] because of several reasons. Nd:YVO4's anisotropic emission cross-sections and inherent birefringence enable stable output polarization and suppress thermally induced depolarization. Furthermore, Nd:YVO4 saturates at low seed intensity. However, vanadate's low thermal conductivity poses a major challenge for the application of Nd:YVO4 laser crystals, because the beam quality degrades at higher power levels as a result of thermal wavefront distortions [2,3]. In this work, we analyse the aberrations of the thermal lens in Nd:YVO4 amplifiers in order to design suitable counter-measures and increase the achievable single-mode output power.
AB - Nd:YVO4 is an excellent gain material for laser amplifiers used in gravitational wave detectors [1] because of several reasons. Nd:YVO4's anisotropic emission cross-sections and inherent birefringence enable stable output polarization and suppress thermally induced depolarization. Furthermore, Nd:YVO4 saturates at low seed intensity. However, vanadate's low thermal conductivity poses a major challenge for the application of Nd:YVO4 laser crystals, because the beam quality degrades at higher power levels as a result of thermal wavefront distortions [2,3]. In this work, we analyse the aberrations of the thermal lens in Nd:YVO4 amplifiers in order to design suitable counter-measures and increase the achievable single-mode output power.
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U2 - 10.1109/CLEO/EUROPE-EQEC57999.2023.10232647
DO - 10.1109/CLEO/EUROPE-EQEC57999.2023.10232647
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85175702836
SN - 79-8-3503-4600-8
BT - 2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2023
Y2 - 26 June 2023 through 30 June 2023
ER -