Title :
Widely Tunable Yb:KYW Laser Locked by a Volume Bragg Grating
Author :
Jacobsson, Björn ; Hellström, Jonas E. ; Pasiskevicius, Valdas ; Laurell, Fredrik
Author_Institution :
KTH - R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm
Abstract :
We demonstrate a technique for laser tuning based on a volume Bragg grating. A peak power of 4.7 W, a bandwidth <0.1 nm and a 1000-1050 nm tuning range is achieved in an Yb:KYW laser.
Keywords :
potassium compounds; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; KY(WO4)2:Yb; laser tuning; volume Bragg grating; wavelength 1000 nm to 1050 nm; Bandwidth; Bragg gratings; Laser beams; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical tuning; Reflectivity; Solid lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452716
