Measurement of temperature-dependent absorption and emission spectra of Yb:YAG, Yb:LuAG, and Yb:CaF2 between 20 °C and 200 °C and predictions on their influence on laser performance

被引：128

作者：

Koerner, Joerg ^{[1
]}

Vorholt, Christian ^{[3
]}

Liebetrau, Hartmut ^{[1
]}

Kahle, Martin ^{[1
,2
]}

Kloepfel, Diethard ^{[1
]}

Seifert, Reinhard ^{[1
,2
]}

Hein, Joachim ^{[1
,2
]}

Kaluza, Malte C. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Jena, Inst Opt & Quantum Elect, D-07743 Jena, Germany

[2] Helmholtz Inst Jena, D-07743 Jena, Germany

[3] Fachhsch Muenster, Lab Photon, D-48565 Steinfurt, Germany

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS | 2012年 / 29卷 / 09期

关键词：

CROSS-SECTION MEASUREMENTS; LIFETIME; CAF2;

D O I：

10.1364/JOSAB.29.002493

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Accurate values of the emission and absorption cross sections of Yb:YAG, Yb:LuAG, and Yb:CaF2 as a function of temperature between room temperature and 200 degrees C are presented. For this purpose, absorption and fluorescence spectra were measured using a setup optimized to reduce the effect of radiation trapping. From these data, emission cross sections were retrieved by combining the Fuchtbauer-Ladenburg equation and the reciprocity method. Based on our measurements, simple estimations illustrate the effect of temperature shifts that are likely to occur in typical laser setups. Our results show that even minor temperature variations can have significant impact on the laser performance using Yb:YAG and Yb:LuAG as an active medium, while Yb:CaF2 appears to be rather insensitive. (c) 2012 Optical Society of America

引用

页码：2493 / 2502

页数：10

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