Esser, MJDBollig, CPreussler, DR2009-02-122009-02-122006Esser, MJD, Bollig, C and Preussler, DR. 2006. Direct comparison of the thermal lenses of diode-end-pumped Nd:YVO4 and Nd:GdVO4 lasers using a simple evaluation technique. Europhysics Conference, pp 1http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2995Europhysics Conference 2006In this work, the thermal lenses generated in diode-end-pumped Nd:YVO4 and Nd:GdVO4 lasers were evaluated and compared using a simple technique based on the stability criteria of a plane-parallel laser resonator [example 1], as shown in the top figure. The general stability parameters still hold for this resonator with a thin thermal lens close to the end-mirror of the cavity [2]. By increasing the pump power into the laser crystal, the resonator will become unstable when the thermal lens length is equal to the fixed length L2, at the point where the stability criterion 0<g1g2<1 no longer holdsenThermal lensesLaser technologyOther MaterialEsser, M., Bollig, C., & Preussler, D. 2006. <i>Direct comparison of the thermal lenses of diode-end-pumped Nd:YVO4 and Nd:GdVO4 lasers using a simple evaluation technique.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2995Esser, MJD, C Bollig, and DR Preussler. 2006. <i>Direct comparison of the thermal lenses of diode-end-pumped Nd:YVO4 and Nd:GdVO4 lasers using a simple evaluation technique.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2995Esser M, Bollig C, Preussler D. 2006. <i>Direct comparison of the thermal lenses of diode-end-pumped Nd:YVO4 and Nd:GdVO4 lasers using a simple evaluation technique.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2995TY - Other Material AU - Esser, MJD AU - Bollig, C AU - Preussler, DR AB - In this work, the thermal lenses generated in diode-end-pumped Nd:YVO4 and Nd:GdVO4 lasers were evaluated and compared using a simple technique based on the stability criteria of a plane-parallel laser resonator [example 1], as shown in the top figure. The general stability parameters still hold for this resonator with a thin thermal lens close to the end-mirror of the cavity [2]. By increasing the pump power into the laser crystal, the resonator will become unstable when the thermal lens length is equal to the fixed length L2, at the point where the stability criterion 0<g1g2<1 no longer holds DA - 2006 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Thermal lenses KW - Laser technology LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2006 T1 - Direct comparison of the thermal lenses of diode-end-pumped Nd:YVO4 and Nd:GdVO4 lasers using a simple evaluation technique TI - Direct comparison of the thermal lenses of diode-end-pumped Nd:YVO4 and Nd:GdVO4 lasers using a simple evaluation technique UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2995 ER -