摘要 |
An optically-pumped, amplified laser source including a single optical pump. The laser source includes: an optical pump to generate pump light; a laser oscillator adapted to generate laser light when irradiated with the pump light; a laser amplifier coupled to the laser oscillator to. receive laser light from the laser oscillator; and beam splitting optics optically coupled to the optical pump, laser oscillator, and laser amplifier. The pump light includes a pump power and a predetermined pump wavelength and the laser light has a laser wavelength. The laser amplifier is adapted to amplify light with the laser wavelength when irradiated with light having the pump wavelength. The beam splitting optics couple a first portion of the pump light having a first fraction of the pump power into the laser oscillator and a second portion of the pump light having a second fraction of the pump power into the laser amplifier. |