Title :
Active-mirror oscillator with cryogenically cooled Yb-doped materials
Author :
Kawanaka, Junji ; Izawa, Yasukazu ; Nishioka, Hajime ; Ueda, Ken-ichi
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Japan
Abstract :
A free-running oscillator by using an active mirror with a cryogenically cooled Yb:YLF has been demonstrated. Output energy and optical efficiency were 40 mJ and 24%, respectively, in quasi continuous wave operation at 10 Hz.
Keywords :
cryogenics; laser beams; laser mirrors; lithium compounds; optical materials; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; 10 Hz; 40 mJ; LiYF4:Yb; YLF:Yb; active-mirror oscillator; cryogenical cooling; free-running oscillator; laser energy; optical efficiency; quasi continuous wave operation; ytterbium-doped material; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Mirrors; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Optical surface waves; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567797
