Experimental measurements and finite-element modelling of thermal effects in Yb3+ doped sesquioxide thin disk lasers

Emilie Marmois; Vanessa Cardinali; Geoffroy Le Touzé; Bruno Le Garrec

doi:10.1117/12.853723

19 May 2010 Experimental measurements and finite-element modelling of thermal effects in Yb³⁺ doped sesquioxide thin disk lasers

Emilie Marmois, Vanessa Cardinali, Geoffroy Le Touzé, Bruno Le Garrec

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Proceedings Volume 7721, Solid State Lasers and Amplifiers IV, and High-Power Lasers; 77210O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853723
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2010, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

A modelling and an experimental study of thermal lensing in Yb³⁺ doped sesquioxide ceramics are presented here. Wavefront measurements realised in various laser media using a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor enable us to study the evolution of thermal lensing versus absorbed pump power at various temperatures. A computation of thermal effects is then investigated in the framework of the finite-elements CASTEM code. At last, we propose to explain our thermal lensing measurements from simulation results.

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Emilie Marmois, Vanessa Cardinali, Geoffroy Le Touzé, and Bruno Le Garrec "Experimental measurements and finite-element modelling of thermal effects in Yb³⁺ doped sesquioxide thin disk lasers", Proc. SPIE 7721, Solid State Lasers and Amplifiers IV, and High-Power Lasers, 77210O (19 May 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853723

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