Title :
Diode-pumped Yb:TVO4 (T=Y, Gd, and Lu) lasers provide output powers exceeding 4W in the continuous-wave regime
Author :
Liu, Junhai ; Mateos, Xavier ; Griebner, Uwe ; Petrov, Valentin ; Kränkel, Christian ; Peters, Rigo ; Petermann, Klaus ; Huber, Günter ; Zhang, Huaijin ; Wang, Jiyang ; Jiang, Minhua
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst. for Nonlinear Opt. & Ultrafast Spectrosc., Berlin
Abstract :
We demonstrate output powers exceeding 4 W with continuous-wave, diode-pumped Yb:TVO4 (T=Y, Gd, and Lu) lasers operated at room temperature. The three orthovanadate hosts are compared in longitudinal and thin-disk pump geometries.
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; laser beams; lutetium compounds; microdisc lasers; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; GdVO4:Yb; LuVO4:Yb; YVO4:Yb; continuous-wave regime; diode-pumped laser; longitudinal pump geometries; orthovanadate hosts; thin-disk pump geometries; Absorption; Crystals; Diodes; Geometrical optics; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; (140.3070) Infrared and far-infrared lasers; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.5680) Rare earth and transition metal solid-state lasers; (160.5690) Rare earth doped materials;
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.2006.4628052
