Title :
Diode pumped efficient continuous-wave Yb:YGG laser
Author :
Zhang, Yongdong ; Wei, Zhiyi ; Wang, Qing ; Liang, Lv ; Zhong, Xin ; Zhang, Zhiguo ; Li, Dehua ; Yu, Haohai ; Zhang, Huaijin ; Wang, Jiyang
Author_Institution :
Beijing Nat. Lab. for Condensed Matter Phys., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing, China
Abstract :
We demonstrated a continuous-wave Yb:YGG laser up to 2.65 W under absorbed pump power of 4.23 W at 971 nm, corresponding to optical-to-optical efficiency of 62.6% and maximum slope efficiency of 90.2%.
Keywords :
garnets; laser beams; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; YGG:Yb; absorbed pump power; continuous-wave Yb:YGG laser; diode pumped laser; optical-to-optical efficiency; power 4.23 W; slope efficiency; wavelength 971 nm; Crystals; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Power lasers; 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
