• DocumentCode
    1043863
  • Title

    Continuous-wave laser oscillation of Yb3+ in monoclinic KLu(WO4)2

  • Author

    Mateos, Xavier ; Petrov, Valentin ; Aguiló, Magdalena ; Solé, Rosa Maria ; Gavaldà, Josefina ; Massons, Jaume ; Díaz, Francesc ; Griebner, Uwe

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    1056
  • Lastpage
    1059
  • Abstract
    The strongly anisotropic monoclinic double tungstate crystal KLu(WO4)2 was doped with Yb3+ ions and shown to be a highly efficient active laser medium in the 1-μm spectral range for continuous-wave room-temperature operation, very suitable for pumping with InGaAs laser diodes.
  • Keywords
    lutetium compounds; optical materials; optical pumping; potassium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; 20 degC; InGaAs; KLuW2O8:Yb; Yb3+ ions; anisotropic monoclinic double tungstate crystal; continuous-wave laser oscillation; continuous-wave operation; laser diodes; laser medium; optical pumping; room-temperature; Absorption; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Diode lasers; Indium gallium arsenide; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Nonlinear optics; Pump lasers; Spectroscopy; Thermal conductivity; Diode pumping; Yb-lasers; monoclinic double tungstates;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.2004.831614
  • Filename
    1317086
    • Link To Document
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