Title :
3-W, diode-pumped, tunable, CW Yb:GdCOB laser
Author :
Chenais, Sebastien ; Druon, Frederic ; Balembois, Francois ; Georges, Patrick ; Brun, Anders ; Zavelani-Rossi, M. ; Auge, F. ; Chambaret, J.P. ; Mougel, F. ; Vivien, D.
Author_Institution :
Inst. d´Opt., CNRS, Orsay, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We present diode-pumped Yb:GdCOB laser producing 3.2 W CW at 1043 nm with a slope efficiency of 68% and an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 36%.
Keywords :
laser tuning; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1043 nm; 3.2 W; 36 percent; 68 percent; GdCa/sub 4/O(BO/sub 3/)/sub 3/:Yb; Yb:GdCOB crystal; all-solid-state laser; diode-pumped laser; optical-to-optical conversion efficiency; slope efficiency; tunable CW operation; Diodes; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.909661
