Temperature Dependence and Optimization of 970-nm Diode-Pumped Yb:YAG and Yb:LuAG Lasers
Applied Optics, Vol. 38, Issue 24, pp. 5149-5153 (1999)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.38.005149
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Abstract
We have investigated the temperature dependence of output performances for 970-nm diode-pumped Yb:YAG (Yb3+:Y3Al5O12) and Yb:LuAG (Yb3+:Lu3Al5O12) lasers over the wide temperature range from 80 to 310 K. Temperature-optimized operation was experimentally demonstrated at around 160 K and was theoretically confirmed by taking into account the absorption spectra change of Yb crystals at low temperatures. Cooling the crystal to below 160 K caused a narrowing of the absorption bandwidth and led to a decrease in output power and efficiency.
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OCIS Codes
(140.3070) Lasers and laser optics : Infrared and far-infrared lasers
(140.5680) Lasers and laser optics : Rare earth and transition metal solid-state lasers
(300.1030) Spectroscopy : Absorption
Citation
Tadashi Kasamatsu, Hitoshi Sekita, and Yasuhiko Kuwano, "Temperature Dependence and Optimization of 970-nm Diode-Pumped Yb:YAG and Yb:LuAG Lasers," Appl. Opt. 38, 5149-5153 (1999)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-38-24-5149
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