Thermal effects of the diode end-pumped Nd:YVO4 slab |
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Authors: | Zhe Ma Daijun Li Nianle Wu |
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Institution: | a Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China b EdgeWave GmbH, Schumanstr. 18B, Würselen 52146, Germany c Institute for Technology of Optical System RWTH Aachen, Steinbachstr. 15, 52074 Aachen, Germany |
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Abstract: | The thermal effects of the diode end-pumped Nd:YVO4 slab laser crystal are investigated both analytically and numerically. The theoretical model is established with considering the divergence of the pump beam in the slab. A detailed theoretical analysis of the temperature, stress and the focal length of thermal lens are presented. Using 3D finite element analysis, an accurate numerical solution based on the theoretical model is achieved. Our analysis includes the thermal fracture damage of the thermally and optically anisotropic slab and the predicated values are compared with the experimental results. |
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Keywords: | Nd:YVO4 Diode-pumped lasers Thermal lensing |
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