Title :
Highly efficient diode-pumped Yb3+:Y2O3 ceramic laser
Author :
Dubinskii, Mark ; Simmons, Jed A. ; Michael, A. ; Newburgh, G.A. ; Merkle, Larry D. ; Castillo, Vida K. ; Quarles, Gregory J.
Author_Institution :
AMSRD-ARL-SE-EO, US Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD
Abstract :
The Q-CW output power in excess of 30 W and slope efficiency of 47.3% were obtained and are, to the best of our knowledge, the highest reported so far for diode-pumped Yb3+-doped Y2O3 laser.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; Y2O3:Yb3+; diode-pumped ceramic laser; laser design; laser host materials; solid-state laser; Ceramics; Crystalline materials; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical materials; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628181
