Spectroscopic properties and continuous-wave laser operation of a new disordered crystal: Yb-doped CNGG

doi:10.1364/OE.15.009464

Spectroscopic properties and continuous-wave laser operation of a new disordered crystal: Yb-doped CNGG

Huaijin Zhang, Junhai Liu, Jiyang Wang, Jiandong Fan, Xutang Tao, Xavier Mateos, Valentin Petrov, and Minhua Jiang »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 15, Issue 15, pp. 9464-9469 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.15.009464

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We report the room-temperature spectroscopic properties and continuous-wave laser operation of a new disordered crystal, Yb:Ca3(NbGa)2-xGa3O12. The peak absorption cross section is 3.3×10-20 cm2 at 973.5 nm; the emission band important for laser action is centered at 1028 nm with a peak cross section of 2.5×10-20 cm2. By diode end pumping, an output power of 1.9 W was achieved with a slope efficiency of 28.5%.

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(140.3380) Lasers and laser optics : Laser materials
(140.3580) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, solid-state
(140.5680) Lasers and laser optics : Rare earth and transition metal solid-state lasers

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Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: June 11, 2007
Revised Manuscript: July 11, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: July 11, 2007
Published: July 16, 2007

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Huaijin Zhang, Junhai Liu, Jiyang Wang, Jiandong Fan, Xutang Tao, Xavier Mateos, Valentin Petrov, and Minhua Jiang, "Spectroscopic properties and continuous-wave laser operation of a new disordered crystal: Yb-doped CNGG," Opt. Express 15, 9464-9469 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-15-15-9464

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