Title :
Efficient and tunable laser operation of the disordered crystal Yb:LiGd(MoO4)2 near 1 μm
Author :
Rico, Mauricio ; Griebner, Uwe ; Petrov, Valentin ; Xiumei, Han ; Cascales, Concepción ; Zaldo, Carlos
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst. for Nonlinear Opt. & Ultrafast Spectrosc., Berlin
Abstract :
Output power of 470 mW, slope efficiency of 64.5% and tunability between 1016 and 1049 nm are achieved with the novel disordered uniaxial crystal Yb:LiGd(MoO4)2. Both possible polarizations are compared and diode-pumping is also demonstrated.
Keywords :
optical pumping; solid lasers; LiGd(MoO4)2:Yb; diode pumping; disordered crystal; laser operation; power 470 mW; slope efficiency; wavelength 1016 nm; wavelength 1049 nm; Absorption; Crystals; Diodes; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Plasma temperature; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Ultrafast optics; (140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.5680) Rare earth and transition metal solid-state lasers; (160.5690) Rare earth doped materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627980
