摘要 |
A device for the optical excitation of laser-active crystals with a diode laser ( 1 ) is disclosed. The diode laser ( 1 ) generates pump radiation ( 2 ), and the laser-active crystal ( 14 ) is arranged in a solid-state laser or solid-state laser amplifier. The laser-active crystal ( 14 ) has an axis (C) with strong absorption and an axis (A) with weak absorption. The pump radiation ( 2 ) from the diode laser ( 1 ) is substantially polarised linearly in a privileged polarisation direction. The device is configured in such a way that the pump radiation ( 2 ) is injected into the laser-active crystal ( 14 ) with a polarisation direction which is oriented parallel to the weak-absorption axis (A). The polarisation of the pump radiation in the vicinity of the laser-active crystal is oriented parallel relative to the weak-absorption axis.
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