Title :
Laser operation of Yb/sup 3+/-doped Y/sub 2/O/sub 3/ and related sesquioxides
Author :
Mix, E. ; Fornasiero, L. ; Heumann, E. ; Petermann, K. ; Huber, G.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Laser-Phys., Hamburg Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have grown Yb:Y/sub 2/O/sub 3/ crystals by a bottom seeded, modified Bridgman technique. The best boule grown at our institute had a diameter of 18 mm and a length of about 9 mm and consisted of several large monocrystalline regions. Samples from this boule have been investigated and the laser performance was tested by use of a Ti:sapphire laser as a pump source.
Keywords :
crystal growth from melt; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; Y/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Yb; crystal growth; laser performance; modified Bridgman technique; monocrystalline regions; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical coupling; Optical materials; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Testing; Thermal conductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.839624
