Simulation and analysis of OPD in a CW dual-slab Nd:YAG high-power side-pumped laser
Mohsen Ghaedrahmati,
Masoud KavoshTehrani,
Hasan Ebadian
et al.
Abstract:High-power solid-state slab lasers face limitations in their performance due to thermal effects such as end effects, thermal gradients, and stress gradients, which cause optical path difference (OPD). To simulate thermal distribution and OPD in a diode-pumped high-power Nd:YAG slab laser, a combination of ray tracing and finite element method (FEM)was used. Furthermore, to calculate the OPD induced by the stress gradients, a formula was developed. In this geometry (inlet coolant velocity \({u}_{in}=0.3\frac{m}… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.