Title :
Comparison of Yb/sup 3+/ doped silicate crystalline hosts for the 1 /spl mu/m laser oscillation
Author :
Haumesser, P.H. ; Gaume, R. ; Viana, B. ; Aka, G.P. ; Vivien, D. ; Ferrand, B.
Author_Institution :
LCAES-ENSCP, Paris, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Three different new Yb/sup 3+/ doped crystalline silicate hosts: Yb:YSO (Y/sub 2/SiO/sub 5/); Yb:CAS (Ca/sub 2/Al/sub 2/SiO/sub 7/) and Yb:SYS (Sr/sub 4/Y(SiO/sub 4/)/sub 3/O) have been grown by the Czochralski process. Laser action has been demonstrated in a plano-concave cavity under Ti:SA pumping for the three hosts. Laser effects were analysed taking into account the different features of the various materials: spectroscopic parameters, crystal field effects and thermal properties.
Keywords :
crystal field interactions; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1 micron; Ca/sub 2/Al/sub 2/SiO/sub 7/:Yb; Sr/sub 4/Y(SiO/sub 4/)/sub 3/O:Yb; Y/sub 2/SiO/sub 5/:Yb; Yb/sup 3+/ doped crystalline silicate; Yb:CAS; Yb:SYS; Yb:YSO; crystal field effects; laser oscillation; spectroscopic parameters; thermal properties; Crystallization; Diodes; Laser excitation; Physics; Power generation; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits; Thermal loading; Ytterbium;
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.2000.909663
