• DocumentCode
    3001552
  • Title

    Up-conversion to the Conduction Band in highly doped Yb:YAG and Yb:Y2O3 and its effect on Thin-Disk Lasers

  • Author

    Fredrich-Thornton, Susanne T. ; Bisson, Jean-Francois ; Kouznetsov, Dmitrii ; Ueda, Ken-ichi ; Petermann, Klaus ; Huber, Guenter

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Electro-Commun., Tokyo
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The photoconductivity of high Yb-concentration YAG and Y2O3 samples has been measured, confirming the occurrence of up-conversion in these materials. High intensity pumping reveals a very broad emission spectrum that exhibits avalanche behaviour.
  • Keywords
    optical materials; optical pumping; photoconductivity; photoluminescence; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; Y2O3:Yb; YAG:Yb; avalanche behaviour; conduction band; emission spectrum; high intensity pumping; photoconductivity; thin-disk lasers; up-conversion; Ceramics; Crystalline materials; Electrons; Impurities; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical materials; Photoconducting materials; Photoconductivity; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452400
  • Filename
    4452400
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3001552