Title :
Continuous Wave Laser Oscillation of Stoichiometric YbAG Crystal
Author :
Matsubara, Shinichi ; Inoue, Masahiro ; Kawato, Sakae ; Kobayashi, Takao
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Fukui, Fukui
Abstract :
In this paper cw laser oscillation is reported in the YbAG as the active material, and in the stoichiometric Yb-doped materials by pumping shorter wavelength than 1.0 alpham without direct pumping to the upper laser level. The YbAG has several advantages over the KYbW. The results also indicate a possibility of cw and high power laser oscillation by laser diode pumping of the stoichiometric YbAG by laser diode pumping.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; stoichiometry; ytterbium compounds; Yb3Al5O12; continuous wave laser oscillation; cw laser oscillation; high power laser oscillation; laser diode pumping; solid state lasers; stoichiometric YbAG crystal; stoichiometric ytterbium-doped materials; Crystals; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser noise; Microchip lasers; Optical materials; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4385897
