Direct Pumping of Quantum Wells Improves Performance of Semiconductor Thin-Disk Lasers

S.-S. Beyertt¹, U. Brauch¹, A. Giesen¹, E. Gerster², M. Zorn³

¹Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Strahlwerkzeuge, Pfaffenwaldring 43, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
²Universität Ulm, Abteilung Optoelektronik, D-89069 Ulm, Germany
³Ferdinand-Braun-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Straße 4, D-12489 Berlin, Germany

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Photonics Spectra, June 2005, pages 60-66.
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Abstract:
Quantum-well-pumped semiconductor thin-disk lasers combine the thermal advantages of rare-earth thin-disk lasers and the frequency flexibility of semiconductor lasers.

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