Title :
Diode-pumped high power continuous-wave Yb:KGW laser
Author :
Major, Arkady ; Cisek, Richard ; Barzda, Virginijus
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Inst. for Opt. Sci., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Abstract :
The development of a high-power diode-pumped continuous-wave Yb:KGW laser is reported. The laser delivered 6 W of average power at 1049 nm and was tunable between 1035 and 1076 nm with more than 1.3 W of output power.
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; laser tuning; optical pumping; potassium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; KGd(WO4)2:Yb; Yb:KGW laser; continuous-wave laser; diode-pumped laser; high power laser; power 6 W; tunable laser; wavelength 1035 nm to 1076 nm; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state;
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.2006.4627984
