A simply method to measure the thermal focal length of a LD end-pumped Nd.GdVO4 solid state laser with a stable resonator is presented. By scanning a slit across the field with expression of multi-mode Gaussian distri...A simply method to measure the thermal focal length of a LD end-pumped Nd.GdVO4 solid state laser with a stable resonator is presented. By scanning a slit across the field with expression of multi-mode Gaussian distribution behind the output mirror of lasers, the radius and the M^2 factor describing the quality of beam can be measured. The waists of the multi-mode field and the TEM00 mode can be deduced according to the law of multi-mode Gassian beam propagation. Based on the ABOD matrix theory of a stable resonator,the thermal focal length of the active medium can be easily obtained. The thermal focal length of a LD end-pumped Nd. GdVO~ laser has been measured and the experimental results agree with the theoretically analyzed values.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.60478036)
文摘A simply method to measure the thermal focal length of a LD end-pumped Nd.GdVO4 solid state laser with a stable resonator is presented. By scanning a slit across the field with expression of multi-mode Gaussian distribution behind the output mirror of lasers, the radius and the M^2 factor describing the quality of beam can be measured. The waists of the multi-mode field and the TEM00 mode can be deduced according to the law of multi-mode Gassian beam propagation. Based on the ABOD matrix theory of a stable resonator,the thermal focal length of the active medium can be easily obtained. The thermal focal length of a LD end-pumped Nd. GdVO~ laser has been measured and the experimental results agree with the theoretically analyzed values.
