• DocumentCode
    448113
  • Title

    New hetero-bonding crystal YAG∥SYS:Yb, from the cw to the fs diode-pumped laser operation

  • Author

    Druon, F. ; Chenais, Sebastien ; Balembois, F. ; Georges, P. ; Gaumé, R. ; Viana, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. Charles Fabry de l´´lnst. d´´Opt., Centre Univ. d´´Orsay, Orsay, France
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    918
  • Abstract
    We report the first cw and femtosecond laser operations of a diffusion-bonding hetero-composite Yb-doped crystal: Yb3+:SrY4(SiO4)3O||Y2Al5O12 {YAG||SYS:Yb}. 130-fs pulses at 1070 nm have been obtained in the watt range.
  • Keywords
    composite materials; high-speed optical techniques; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; strontium compounds; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; 1070 nm; 130 fs; SrY4(SiO4)3O:Yb; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; cw laser; diffusion-bonding; diode-pumped laser; femtosecond laser operation; hetero-composite Yb-doped crystal; Bonding; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Diodes; Laser mode locking; Optical materials; Solid lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Thermal conductivity; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-795-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2005.201975
  • Filename
    1573041