Title :
Lasing properties of new Yb-doped borate compounds with varying gadolinium and yttrium concentration
Author :
Manek-Hönninger, Inka ; Jubera, Véronique ; Chavoutier, Marie ; Descamps, Dominique ; Veber, Philippe ; Velazquez, Matias ; Garcia, A. ; Canioni, L.
Abstract :
This contribution shows spectroscopic and lasing properties of new ytterbium-doped borate compounds with varying gadolinium and yttrium concentrations. The studied crystals dispose the structure Li6(Gd(1-x)Yx)0.75Yb0.25(BO3)3 with x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1, respectively. All compounds were grown by the Czochralski method. We studied the absorption and emission spectra and investigated the gain properties at 1030 nm. The absorption spectra were taken by transmission measurements with unpolarized light on the crystals.
Keywords :
crystal growth from melt; gadolinium compounds; infrared spectra; optical materials; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; Czochralski method; Li6(Gd(1-x)Yx)0.75Yb0.25(BO3)3; absorption spectra; emission spectra; gadolinium concentration; lasing properties; spectroscopic properties; ytterbium-doped borate compounds; yttrium concentration;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942485