First laser operation from diode-pumped highly doped Yb:Gd2O3 and Yb:Y2O3 crystals grown by flux method

Author

Druon, Frederic ; Velazquez, M. ; Veber, Ph ; Janicot, S. ; Viraphong, O. ; Buse, G. ; Ahmed, Moataz A. ; Graf, Thomas ; Rytz, D. ; Georges, Patrick

Author_Institution

Lab. Charles Fabry, Univ. Paris Sud, Palaiseau, France

fYear

2013

fDate

12-16 May 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

In this contribution, the authors present, the first laser experiments ever demonstrated with Yb:Gd₂O₃ and Yb:Y₂O₃ crystals grown by this new flux method. The demonstrated the first diode-pumped Yb:Gd₂O₃ laser. Furthermore the new and advantageous flux method allows for the growth of highly Yb-doped sesquioxides which is very promising for the elaboration of cubic Re₂O₃ dedicated to thin-disk laser applications.

Keywords

crystal growth from solution; gadolinium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; Gd₂O₃:Yb; Y₂O₃:Yb; Yb-doped sesquioxides; diode-pumped Yb:Gd2O3 laser; diode-pumped highly doped Yb:Gd₂O₃ crystals; diode-pumped highly doped Yb:Y₂O₃ crystals; first laser experiments; flux method; thin-disk laser applications; Cavity resonators; Crystals; Laser applications; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Quantum cascade lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0593-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6800616

Filename

6800616