Solid-State Lasers From an Efficiency Perspective

Solid-state lasers have remained a vibrant area of research because several major innovations expanded their capability. Major innovations are presented with emphasis on the laser efficiency. A product of efficiencies approach is developed and applied to describe laser performance. Efficiency factor...

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Published inIEEE journal of selected topics in quantum electronics Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 435 - 447
Main Author Barnes, N.P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.05.2007
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Diode lasers
Diode-pumped solid state lasers
Energy transfer
Estimates
Exact solutions
Fiber lasers
laser efficiency
Laser fusion
laser modeling
Laser modes
Laser tuning
Lasers
Mathematical analysis
Optical scattering
Pump lasers
Quantum electronics
Semiconductor laser arrays
Solid lasers
Solid state lasers
Spectroscopy
Technological innovation
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Summary:Solid-state lasers have remained a vibrant area of research because several major innovations expanded their capability. Major innovations are presented with emphasis on the laser efficiency. A product of efficiencies approach is developed and applied to describe laser performance. Efficiency factors are presented in closed form where practical and energy transfer effects are included where needed. In turn, efficiency factors are used to estimate threshold and slope efficiency, allowing a facile estimate of performance. Spectroscopic, thermal, and mechanical data are provided for common solid state laser materials.
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ISSN:1077-260X
1558-4542
DOI:10.1109/JSTQE.2007.895280