Tunable and efficient diode-pumped Yb: LPS laser

Author

He, J.P. ; Liang, X.Y. ; Zheng, L.H. ; Su, L.B. ; Xu, J. ; Xu, Z.Z.

Author_Institution

Shanghai Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Shanghai, China

fYear

2009

fDate

30-3 Aug. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

Effective diode-pumped cw tunable laser action of a new crystal Yb³⁺:Lu₂Si₂O₇ (LPS) is demonstrated for the first time to our knowledge. The advantage of Yb: LPS is the presence of effective low-symmetry monoclinic structure and its single crystallographic site, which are benefit for the low threshold and high output energy. With a 5-at% Yb: LPS sample, we achieved 2.22 W output power at 1070 nm. And the wavelength could be tuned from 1034 nm to 1080 nm.

Keywords

laser tuning; optical pumping; solid lasers; diode-pumped cw tunable laser action; high output energy; low threshold; low-symmetry monoclinic structure; power 2.22 W; single crystallographic site; tunable and efficient diode-pumped Yb:LPS laser; wavelength 1070 nm; Crystallography; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical pumping; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Diode-pumped; New crystal; Tunable lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3829-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-3830-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292533

Filename

5292533