Title :
Spectroscopy and Lasing of Cryogenically Cooled Yb,Na:CaF2
Author :
W. J. Lai;P. B. Phua;G. Andriukaitis;A. Pugzlys;D. Sidorov;A. Irshad;A. Baltuska;L. Giniunas;R. Danielius;L. Su;J. Xu;R. Li
Author_Institution :
Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371
Abstract :
Absorption, photoluminescence spectra and CW lasing parameters of an Yb3+- and Na+-codoped CaF2 laser crystal are measured in the temperature range from 5 K to 290 K. The crystal appears to be a promising host for broadband multi-mJ kHz CW-pumped regenerative amplification.
Keywords :
"Spectroscopy","Thermal conductivity","Ultrafast optics","Crystals","Optical pumping","Optical saturation","Laser excitation","Optical amplifiers","Absorption","Thermal lensing"
Conference_Titel :
PhotonicsGlobal@Singapore, 2008. IPGC 2008. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2905-9;978-1-4244-3901-0
DOI :
10.1109/IPGC.2008.4781495
