Title :
Efficient operation of diode pumped tunable CW laser in Yb:Gd2SiO5
Author :
Liang, X.Y. ; Du, J. ; Li, R.X. ; Xu, Z.Z. ; Yan, Ch F. ; Su, L.B. ; Xu, J.
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of High Field Laser Phys., Shanghai Inst. of Opt., Shanghai
Abstract :
A diode pumped cw laser operation based on 5-at.% doped Yb:GSO crystal was reported. The optical conversion efficiency of 64.5% at 1089 nm was achieved and the tuning range extends to ~65 nm.
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; laser tuning; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; Gd2SiO5:Yb; diode pumped laser; optical conversion efficiency; tunable CW laser; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Ultrafast optics; (140.3380)Laser materials; (140.3480) Lasers; diode-pumped; (140.3600)Lasers, tunable;
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.2006.4627981
