Polarized laser oscillation of isotropic disordered Yb:Ca3(NbGa)2-xGa3O12 crystal

doi:10.1364/OE.16.012201

Polarized laser oscillation of isotropic disordered Yb:Ca₃(NbGa)_2-xGa₃O₁₂ crystal

Junhai Liu, Huaijin Zhang, Wenjuan Han, Valentin Petrov, and Jiyang Wang »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 16, Issue 16, pp. 12201-12206 (2008)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.16.012201

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Abstract

Linearly polarized laser oscillation is observed with the isotropic disordered Yb:Ca₃(NbGa)_2-xGa₃O₁₂ crystal, resulting from stress-induced birefringence. At high pump levels, two orthogonal polarization states exist simultaneously. A continuous-wave output power of 2.0 W is obtained with an optical-to-optical efficiency of 32%, the slope efficiency amounts to 40%. In the passively Q-switched regime, the average output power reaches 1.35 W at a pulse repetition frequency of 16.7 kHz, with a slope efficiency of 37%; the laser pulse energy, duration, and peak power amount to 81 μJ, 25 ns, and 3.24 kW, respectively.

OCIS Codes
(140.3480) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, diode-pumped
(140.3540) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, Q-switched
(140.3615) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, ytterbium

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Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: May 29, 2008
Revised Manuscript: July 18, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: July 20, 2008
Published: July 30, 2008

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Junhai Liu, Huaijin Zhang, Wenjuan Han, Valentin Petrov, and Jiyang Wang, "Polarized laser oscillation of isotropic disordered Yb:Ca₃(NbGa)_2-xGa₃O₁₂ crystal," Opt. Express 16, 12201-12206 (2008)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-16-16-12201

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