Title :
First laser oscillation of 1% at Yb:Sc2O3 and Yb:Lu2O3 ceramics
Author :
Pirri, Angela ; Toci, Guido ; Vannini, Matteo
Author_Institution :
Ist. di Fis. Appl. “N. Carrara” (IFAC), Florence, Italy
Abstract :
We present the first laser oscillation achieved on 1% at Yb:Sc2O3 and Yb:Lu2O3 ceramics pumped in QCW at 968 nm. Finally, we compare the obtained performance with results achieved pumping at 940 nm.
Keywords :
Ceramics; Crystals; Laser excitation; Oscillators; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6