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40 W Continuous Wave Ce:Nd:YAG Solar Laser through a Fused Silica Light Guide

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Resumo:The solar laser power scaling potential of a side-pumped Ce:Nd:YAG solar laser through a rectangular fused silica light guide was investigated by using a 2 m diameter parabolic concentrator. The laser head was formed by the light guide and a V-shaped pump cavity to efficiently couple and redistribute the concentrated solar radiation from the parabolic mirror to a 4 mm diameter, 35 mm length Ce(0.1 at.%):Nd(1.1 at.%):YAG laser rod. The rectangular light guide ensured a homogeneous distribution of the solar radiation along the laser rod, allowing it to withstand highly concentrated solar energy. With the full collection area of the parabolic mirror, the maximum continuous wave (cw) solar laser power of 40 W was measured. This, to the best of our knowledge, corresponds to the highest cw laser power obtained from a Ce:Nd:YAG medium pumped by solar radiation, representing an enhancement of two times over that of the previous side-pumped Ce:Nd:YAG solar laser and 1.19 times over the highest Cr:Nd:YAG solar laser power with a rectangular light-guide. This research proved that, with an appropriate pumping configuration, the Ce:Nd:YAG medium is very promising for scaling solar laser output power to a higher level.
Autores principais:Almeida, Joana
Outros Autores:Liang, Dawei; Garcia, Dário; Tibúrcio, Bruno D.; Costa, Hugo; Catela, Miguel; Guillot, Emmanuel; Vistas, Cláudia R.
Assunto:Ce:Nd:YAG homogenizer light-guide parabolic mirror side-pumped solar laser Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment Fuel Technology Energy Engineering and Power Technology Energy (miscellaneous) Control and Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
Ano:2022
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório Institucional da UNL

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