Title :
Optimization of Er, Yb:YCOB for CW laser operation
Author :
Burns, Phillip A. ; Dawes, Judith M. ; Dekker, Peter ; Piper, James A. ; Jiang, Huaidong ; Wang, Jiyang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Centre for Lasers & Applications, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
The erbium and ytterbium ion concentrations in the host yttrium calcium oxaborate have been optimized for diode pumped continuous-wave (CW) laser operation using spectroscopic measurements, modeling of energy transfer and population rate equation analysis, resulting in 270 mW of CW output from a diode-pumped Er,Yb:YCOB laser.
Keywords :
erbium; optical pumping; optimisation; solid lasers; ytterbium; 270 mW; Er, Yb:YCOB laser; YCa4O(BO3)3:Er, Yb; diode-pumped cw laser operation optimization; energy transfer modeling; population rate equation analysis; spectroscopic measurements; Calcium; Diodes; Energy measurement; Erbium; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Pump lasers; Spectroscopy; Ytterbium; Yttrium; Diode-pumped solid-state laser; quasi-three-level laser;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2004.834935
