Title :
Laser properties of in-band pumped Er3+:YVO4 and Er3+:KY(WO4)2 crystals
Author :
Gorbachenya, K.N. ; Kisel, V.E. ; Yasukevich, A.S. ; Kuleshov, N.V. ; Pavlyuk, A.A. ; Matrosov, V.N.
Author_Institution :
Center for Opt. Mater. & Technol., Belarusian Nat. Tech. Univ., Minsk, Belarus
fDate :
June 30 2014-July 4 2014
Abstract :
Efficient continuous-wave laser operation of in-band pumped Er3+:YVO4 and Er3+:KY(WO4)2 crystals was demonstrated. Maximum slope efficiency of 61 % and output power of 50 mW at 1603 nm was obtained for Er3+:YVO4 crystal, for Er3+:KY(WO4)2 crystal maximum slope efficiency of 27 % with output power of 35 mW at 1609 nm was realized.
Keywords :
erbium; laser beams; optical pumping; potassium compounds; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; KY(WO4)2:Er; YVO4:Er; continuous-wave laser operation; efficiency 27 percent; efficiency 61 percent; in-band pumped crystals; laser properties; output power; power 35 mW; power 50 mW; slope efficiency; wavelength 1603 nm; wavelength 1609 nm; Crystals; Heating; Laser applications; Optical films; Optical pumping; Power lasers; Pump lasers; double tungstates; erbium laser; in-band pumping; vanadates;
Conference_Titel :
Laser Optics, 2014 International Conference
Conference_Location :
Saint Petersburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3884-1
DOI :
10.1109/LO.2014.6886219
