2.8 W end-pumped Yb3+:LiYF4 waveguide laser

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作者
Bolanos, Western [1 ]
Starecki, Florent [1 ]
Braud, Alain [1 ]
Doualan, Jean-Louis [1 ]
Moncorge, Richard [1 ]
Camy, Patrice [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Caen, Ctr Rech Ions Mat & Photon CIMAP, CEA CNRS Ensicaen, UMR 6252, F-14050 Caen, France
关键词
LIQUID-PHASE EPITAXY; FEMTOSECOND-LASER; LOW-THRESHOLD; MU-M;
D O I
10.1364/OL.38.005377
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Continuous wave, room temperature laser oscillation around 1 mu m is reported for the first time (to our knowledge) from an Yb3+-doped fluoride crystalline waveguide fabricated by using the liquid phase epitaxy technique. Maximum slope efficiencies of 76% and 41% were obtained for laser emissions at 994 and 1020 nm, respectively. A maximum output power of 2.8 W was obtained at 1020 nm by pumping around 980 nm with a high-brightness fiber laser in an 87 mm long V-shaped cavity. (C) 2013 Optical Society of America
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页码:5377 / 5380
页数:4
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