Title :
Yb3+-doped Lu3Al5O12 ceramic thin-disk laser
Author :
Nakao, Hayato ; Shirakawa, Akira ; Ueda, Ken-ichi ; Yagi, Hideki ; Yanagitani, Takahiko ; Weichelt, B. ; Wentsch, K. ; Ahmed, Moataz A. ; Graf, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Laser Sci., Univ. of Electro-Commun., Chofu, Japan
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
First laser oscillation of Yb3+-doped Lu3Al5O12 ceramic thin-disk laser is demonstrated. Maximum output power of 101 W was obtained from a 300-μm thick disk and 55% slope efficiency was obtained from a 150-μm thick disk.
Keywords :
lutetium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; Lu3Al5O12:Yb3+; ceramic thin-disk laser; laser oscillation; power 101 W; size 150 mum; size 300 mum; thick disk; Absorption; Ceramics; Chemical lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Pump lasers; Thermal conductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600306