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High efficiency laser action of 1% at. Yb3+:Sc2O3 ceramicAngela Pirri, Guido Toci, Martin Nikl, and Matteo Vannini »View Author Affiliations
Angela Pirri,1
Guido Toci,1,*
Martin Nikl,2
and Matteo Vannini1
1Istituto di Fisica Applicata “N. Carrara”, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IFAC-CNR Via Madonna del Piano 10 C, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy 2Institute of Physics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Cukrovarnicka 10, Prague 162 53, Czech Republic *Corresponding author: g.toci@ifac.cnr.it |
Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 20, pp. 22134-22142 (2012)
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Abstract
We report the spectroscopic characteristics and the laser performances of a low-doped 1% at. Yb:Sc2O3 ceramic sample. Under end- pumping at 933 nm and 968 nm in quasi-CW mode, at 1040.5 nm the laser delivers a maximum output power of 4.3 W and 1.77 W, respectively with a corresponding slope efficiency of 74% and 80%, which are, to the best of our knowledge, the highest value reported in literature for ceramics. We explored the tuning range of the sample, which spans from 1005 nm to 1050.5 nm, and finally we characterized the low losses tunable cavity at 1032 nm.
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(140.0140) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers and laser optics
(140.3580) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, solid-state
(140.5680) Lasers and laser optics : Rare earth and transition metal solid-state lasers
(160.3380) Materials : Laser materials
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Lasers and Laser Optics
History
Original Manuscript: July 9, 2012
Revised Manuscript: August 6, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: August 7, 2012
Published: September 12, 2012
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Angela Pirri, Guido Toci, Martin Nikl, and Matteo Vannini, "High efficiency laser action of 1% at. Yb3+:Sc2O3 ceramic," Opt. Express 20, 22134-22142 (2012)
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