DocumentCode
447930
Title
Nearly quantum-efficiency limited oscillation of Yb:YAG laser at room temperature
Author
Matsubara, Shinichi ; Ueda, Tsutomu ; Takamido, Tetsuji ; Kawato, Sakae ; Kobayashi, Takao
Author_Institution
Graduate Sch. of Eng., Fukui Univ.
Volume
1
fYear
2005
fDate
27-27 May 2005
Firstpage
325
Lastpage
327
Abstract
Highly efficient 1031-nm cw laser oscillation of Yb:YAG crystal has been realized at room temperature with the slope efficiency of 140% and the optical-to-optical efficiency of 89% for the absorbed pump power
Keywords
laser beams; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1031 nm; 140 percent; 293 to 298 K; 89 percent; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; Yb:YAG laser; absorbed pump power; cw laser oscillation; optical-to-optical efficiency; quantum-efficiency; slope efficiency; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Temperature; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201767
Filename
1572833
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