Title :
Advanced tunability and high-efficiency of a diode-pumped Yb/sup 3+/:Ca/sub 4/GdO(BO/sub 3/)/sub 3/ laser
Author :
Auge, F. ; Mougel, F. ; Balembois, Francois ; Georges, Patrick ; Brun, Anders ; Aka, G. ; Kahn-Harari, A. ; Vivien, D.
Author_Institution :
Inst. d´Opt., CNRS, Orsay, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Yb doped materials are of particular interest for diode-pumping operation. The simple electronic structure of the ytterbium ion keeps off cross relaxation, upconversion or concentration quenching, and its small quantum defect limits thermal problems. Yb doped YAG, apatite and glass have been shown to be efficient lasers. We describe in this paper the first diode pumped laser operation of a Yb/sup 3+/ doped Ca/sub 4/GdO(BO/sub 3/)/sub 3/ crystal.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; gadolinium compounds; laser tuning; solid lasers; ytterbium; Ca/sub 4/GdO(BO/sub 3/)/sub 3/:Yb; diode-pumped laser; efficiency; output power; tunability; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Diodes; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical coupling; Optical materials; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Thermal conductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.839625
