Pulsed pumping of semiconductor disk lasers

N. Hempler; J.M. Hopkins; A. Kemp; N. Schulz; M. Rattunde; J. Wagner; M.D. Dawson; D. Burns

doi:10.1364/OE.15.003247

Pulsed pumping of semiconductor disk lasers

N. Hempler, J.M. Hopkins, A. Kemp, N. Schulz, M. Rattunde, J. Wagner, M.D. Dawson, D. Burns

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Abstract

Efficient operation of semiconductor disk lasers is demonstrated using uncooled and inexpensive 905nm high-power pulsed semiconductor pump lasers. Laser emission, with a peak power of 1.7W, is obtained from a 2.3μm semiconductor disk laser. This is seven times the power achieved under continuous pumping. Analysis of the time-dependent spectral characteristics of the laser demonstrate that significant device heating occurs over the 100-200ns duration of the pumping pulse - finite element modelling of the thermal processes is undertaken in support of these data. Spectral narrowing to below 0.8nm is obtained by using an intra-cavity birefringent filter.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3247 -3256
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	15
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.15.003247
Publication status	Published - 19 Mar 2007

Keywords

diode-pumped lasers
pumping
semiconductor lasers
thermal effects

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