Title :
Growth and optical characterization of a new stoichiometric monoclinic laser crystal KYb(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/
Author :
Pujol, M.C. ; Bursukova, M.A. ; Guell, F. ; Mateos, X. ; Sole, R. ; Gavalda, J. ; Aguilo, M. ; Massons, J. ; Kirilov, T. ; Diaz, F. ; Klopp, P. ; Griebner, U. ; Petrov, V.
Author_Institution :
Grup de Fisica i Cristallografia, Univ. Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
Abstract :
Summary from only given. We present here a new laser host with 100% Yb/sup 3+/-doped KYb(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/ (hereafter KYbW). Stoichiometric laser materials of this type are advantageous in laser devices with thin disk or waveguide designs and are especially suited for diode laser pumping. KYbW single crystals were grown by the top seeded-solution growth slow-cooling method with K/sub 2/W/sub 2/O/sub 7/ chosen as a solvent.
Keywords :
crystal growth from solution; fluorescence; optical materials; optical pumping; potassium compounds; solid lasers; stimulated emission; stoichiometry; waveguide lasers; ytterbium; K/sub 2/W/sub 2/O/sub 7/; KYb(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/:Yb/sup 3+/; Yb/sup 3+/-doped KYb(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/; diode laser pumping; diode-pumped solid state lasers; laser devices; laser host; single crystals; slow-cooling method; solvent; stoichiometric laser materials; stoichiometric monoclinic laser crystal; thin disk; top seeded-solution growth; waveguide designs; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Optical design; Optical materials; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034250
