Title :
Yb:YLF as active medium in the thin disk laser
Author :
Fredrich-Thornton, Susanne T. ; Beil, Kolja ; Kränkel, Christian ; Petermann, Klaus ; Huber, Günter ; Parisi, Daniela ; Tonelli, Mauro
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser-Phys., Univ. of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Abstract :
Results of the first Yb:LiYF4 thin disk laser experiments are presented. 5.87 W output power and up to 42% slope efficiency have been obtained under 973 nm pumping using a 30% Yb-doped disk with 200 μm thickness.
Keywords :
laser beams; lithium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; YLF:Yb; active medium; laser output power; optical pumping; power 5.87 W; size 200 mum; slope efficiency; thin disk laser; wavelength 973 nm; Crystals; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Power generation; 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
