Abstract
Thermal lensing in an end-pumped Tm,Ho:YLF laser crystal has been investigated with a theoretical model of continuous-wave quasi-three-level laser. Considering energy transfer upconversion (ETU) and ground-state reabsorption, the rate equations are given. The influence of ETU on the fractional thermal loading is calculated, and the results show that the latter critically depends on the pump-to-mode size ratio. The temperature distributions of a Tm,Ho : YLF crystal for different pump powers have been analysed. The output power and the focal length of the thermal lens as a function of pump power are obtained in experiment. The experimental results are compared with the theoretical results, and the experimental results show that the theoretical results are reasonable.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6930-6935 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 22 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 21 Nov 2007 |
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