Title :
Yb/sup 3+/-doped ceramic lasers
Author :
Takaichi, Kazunori ; Lu, J. ; Uematsu, T. ; Bission, J.F. ; Shirakawa, A. ; Ueda, Ken-ichi ; Hideki, Yagi ; Yanagitani, Takagimi ; Kaminskii, Alexander A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Laser Sci., Univ. of Electro-Commun., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We succeeded in fabricating Yb/sup 3+/-doped YAG, Y/sub 2/O/sub 3/, and Sc/sub 2/O/sub 3/ ceramics. Yb/sup 3+/:YAG ceramic laser was developed, and output power of 345 mW was obtained absorbed power of 2.4 W, lasing at 1030 nm.
Keywords :
ceramics; laser beams; laser materials processing; optical fabrication; scandium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; 1030 nm; 2.4 W; 345 mW; Sc/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Yb/sup 3+/; Y/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Yb/sup 3+/; YAG:Yb/sup 3+/; YAl5O12:Yb; Yb/sup 3+/:Sc/sub 2/O/sub 3/; Yb/sup 3+/:Y/sub 2/O/sub 3/; Yb/sup 3+/:YAG; ceramic lasers; Ceramics; Laser excitation; Optical device fabrication; Optical materials; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Yagi-Uda antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
