Title :
High-Power and Highly Efficient Yb3+-doped Y3Al5O12 Ceramic Laser at Room Temperature
Author :
Nakamura, Shinki ; Matsubara, Yu ; Ogawa, Takayo ; Wada, Satoshi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Media & Telecommun. Eng., Ibaraki Univ., Hitachi
Abstract :
The diode end-pumped Yb:YAG ceramic laser with high efficiency and high-power was demonstrated. The 5.5-W cw output power was obtained with the slope efficiency of 52%. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest efficiency of Yb:YAG ceramic laser.
Keywords :
optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; YAG:Yb3+; diode end-pumped ceramic laser; efficiency 52 percent; gain medium thickness; output coupling efficiency; output power; power 5.5 W; pumping power; slope efficiency; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Ceramics; Chemical lasers; Diodes; Laser excitation; Microchip lasers; Optical coupling; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391686
