DocumentCode
1985680
Title
Efficient continuous-wave and Q-switched Yb:LuAG lasers
Author
Dong, Jun ; Cheng, Ying ; Ma, Jian ; Ueda, Ken-ichi ; Kaminskii, Alexander A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Xiamen Univ., Xiamen, China
fYear
2011
fDate
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Firstpage
635
Lastpage
637
Abstract
Efficient continuous-wave laser operation based on Yb:LuAG crystals has been obtained at 1030 and 1047 nm. Stable, subnanosceond passively Q-switched Yb:LuAG/Cr4+:YAG microchip lasers were demonstrated with slope efficiencies of 40%.
Keywords
Q-switching; chromium compounds; lutetium compounds; microchip lasers; ytterbium; LuAG:Yb; Q-switched lasers; YAG:Cr4+; continuous-wave lasers; crystals; microchip lasers; wavelength 1030 nm; wavelength 1047 nm; Crystals; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Microchip lasers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1939-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193733
Filename
6193733
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