A numerical simulation for temperature and thermal stress distribution in Nd:YAG amplifiers
- Received Date: 2001-04-13
- Accepted Date: 2001-06-05
- Available Online: 2002-03-25
Abstract: A 3D transient thermal model with inhomogeneous heat generation is presented to predicate the thermal response in high power/pulse face pumped slab amplifiers.Based on finite element(FE) analysis,the temperature and thermal stress distribution in Nd:YAG slab amplifiers for four different cooling schemes is derived and compared.According to the simulation results,an effective cooling method is put forward.