Title :
Nearly quantum-efficiency limited oscillation of Yb:YAG laser at room temperature
Author :
Matsubara, Shinichi ; Ueda, Tsutomu ; Takamido, Tetsuji ; Kawato, Sakae ; Kobayashi, Takao
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Eng., Fukui Univ.
Abstract :
Highly efficient 1031-nm cw laser oscillation of Yb:YAG crystal has been realized at room temperature with the slope efficiency of 140% and the optical-to-optical efficiency of 89% for the absorbed pump power
Keywords :
laser beams; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1031 nm; 140 percent; 293 to 298 K; 89 percent; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; Yb:YAG laser; absorbed pump power; cw laser oscillation; optical-to-optical efficiency; quantum-efficiency; slope efficiency; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Temperature; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201767
