DocumentCode :
3001552
Title :
Up-conversion to the Conduction Band in highly doped Yb:YAG and Yb:Y2O3 and its effect on Thin-Disk Lasers
Author :
Fredrich-Thornton, Susanne T. ; Bisson, Jean-Francois ; Kouznetsov, Dmitrii ; Ueda, Ken-ichi ; Petermann, Klaus ; Huber, Guenter
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Electro-Commun., Tokyo
fYear :
2007
fDate :
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
The photoconductivity of high Yb-concentration YAG and Y2O3 samples has been measured, confirming the occurrence of up-conversion in these materials. High intensity pumping reveals a very broad emission spectrum that exhibits avalanche behaviour.
Keywords :
optical materials; optical pumping; photoconductivity; photoluminescence; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; Y2O3:Yb; YAG:Yb; avalanche behaviour; conduction band; emission spectrum; high intensity pumping; photoconductivity; thin-disk lasers; up-conversion; Ceramics; Crystalline materials; Electrons; Impurities; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical materials; Photoconducting materials; Photoconductivity; Pump lasers;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452400
Filename :
4452400
Link To Document :
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