Research on the Thermal Effect of Micro-Channel Cooled Thin-Slab Tm:YAP Lasers

Abstract

Using the finite element method and the heat conduction equation, the temperature, stress, and end-face deformation in Tm:YAP crystal under high pump power were analyzed. Combined with gradient doping technology, an effective way to improve the internal heat distribution of the crystal was studied. The results showed that when the total pump power was 200 W, under the same cooling conditions, the maximum temperature difference inside Tm:YAP decreased from 58 K to 25 K after gradient doping. The thermal stress and end-face thermal deformation were also significantly improved. In addition, a reasonable micro-channel structure also effectively removed the heat generated inside the crystal.

Keywords

• Tm:YAP
• thermal analysis
• thin slab
• grad-doping