Title :
A highly efficient diode-pumped pulsed laser based on room-temperature Yb:YAG ceramics
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
A highly efficient pulsed-diode-pumped, room-temperature Yb: YAG ceramic laser with a slope efficiency of 78% and an optical-to-optical efficiency of 51% has been demonstrated. This is the highest slope efficiency for a room-temperature Yb: YAG ceramic laser reported to date.
Keywords :
ceramics; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; YAG:Yb; optical-to-optical efficiency; pulsed-diode-pumped ceramic laser; room-temperature ceramics; Ceramics; Frequency modulation; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
