Thermal lens compensation in high average power diode pumped Nd:YVO4 laser using aspheric mirror

D. Stučinskas; A. Varanavičius; R. Antipenkov; M. Grishin; J. Kodz; A. Melninkaitis; A. Vanagas

D. Stučinskas
A. Varanavičius
R. Antipenkov
M. Grishin
J. Kodz
A. Melninkaitis
A. Vanagas

Abstract

We demonstrate a high-power, diode-pumped, pulsed Nd:YVO₄ laser with a 1.2 diffraction-limited output of 9.5 W using a thin film deposition technology made aspheric mirror to correct the thermally induced phase distortion of the lasing medium.
Keywords: Nd:YVO₄, thermal lens compensation, diode-pumped, aspheric optics
PACS: 42.55.Xi, 42.60.By