Three-level Q-switched laser operation of ytterbium-doped Sr5(PO4)3F at 985 nm

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Bayramian, AJ [1 ]
Bibeau, C [1 ]
Beach, RJ [1 ]
Marshall, CD [1 ]
Payne, SA [1 ]
Krupke, WF [1 ]
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[1] Univ Calif Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Livermore, CA 94551 USA
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10.1364/OL.25.000622
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Ytterbium-doped Sr-5(PO4)(3)F was successfully lased at 985 nm in quasi-cw mode with a slope efficiency of 74% and an absorbed threshold energy of 18 mJ. Q-switched slope efficiencies of 21% were obtained with a maximum energy of 9.4 mJ in 8.8-ns pulses.
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