DocumentCode :
1979787
Title :
Optical properties and laser operation of Yb:Y3Sc2Al3O12 crystal
Author :
Dong, Jun ; Ueda, Ken-ichi ; Kaminskii, Alexander A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Xiamen Univ., Xiamen, China
fYear :
2009
fDate :
30-3 Aug. 2009
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
Optical properties of Yb:Y3Sc2Al3O12 crystal were investigated and compared with those from Yb:YAG crystals. Laser-diode pumped continuous-wave and passively Q-switched Yb:Y3Sc2Al3O12 lasers with Cr4+:YAG crystal as saturable absorber has been demonstrated for the first time.
Keywords :
Q-switching; chromium; light absorption; optical materials; optical properties; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; Y3Sc2Al3O12:Yb; YAG:Cr; crystal laser operation; laser diode pumped continuous wave operation; optical property; passively Q switched laser; saturable absorber; Absorption; Chemical lasers; Couplings; Laser excitation; Microchip lasers; Optical pumping; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Optical properties; Q-switched operation; Yb:Y3Sc2Al3O12; microchip laser;
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.2009.5292564
Filename :
5292564
Link To Document :
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