Control of laser radiation parameters

Beam structure of a diode-side-pumped Nd:YVO₄ slab laser

A. A. Novikov, A. P. Zinov'ev, O. L. Antipov

Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod

Abstract: The beam spatial structure of a diode-side-pumped Nd:YVO₄ slab laser with grazing-incidence bounce geometry is studied. It is found how the mode structure changes with changing the cavity parameters in the cw and active Q-switching regimes. The parameters that allow one to improve the output beam quality retaining high output laser power are found.

PACS: 42.55.Px, 42.60.Jf

Received: 02.02.2009
Revised: 06.05.2009

 English version: Quantum Electronics, 2009, 39:11, 1047–1049

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