Abstract We propose and demonstrate a simple approach to lower the thermal quenching effect and improve the output power of Cr:LiSAF lasers, which is accomplished by employing two laser rods. The resonator contains two laser rods and is designed by using two ``X'' folding cavities in cascade. A tunable laser output of $\sim $ 180 mW has been achieved with the pump of single-striped laser diodes. Compared with lasers using single gain rod, the laser with dual rods shows less severe thermal effect and increases the output by more than two times.
Received: 23 February 2005
Revised: 28 September 2005
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(Beam characteristics: profile, intensity, and power; spatial pattern formation)
Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 10376009 and 60538010) and the program of Shanghai Optical Science and Technology, China (Grant No 012261065).
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Xie Guo-Qiang (谢国强), Wang Tao (王韬), Zhu He-Yuan (朱鹤元), Qian Lie-Jia (钱列加) Diode-pumped tunable laser with dual Cr:LiSAF rods 2006 Chinese Physics 15 547
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