Published April 2012 | Version v1
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Spectroscopic properties and laser performance of a new mixed Yb0.015:Lu0.162Gd0.823VO4 crystal

Creators

  • 1. College of Physics, Qingdao University, 308, Ning-Xia Road, Qingdao 266071 (China)
  • 2. State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100 (China)
  • 3. Física i Cristalografia de Materials, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/ Marcel.li Domingo, s/n, Tarragona 43007 (Spain)
  • 4. Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy, 2A, Max-Born-Strasse, Berlin 12489 (Germany)

Description

Spectroscopic properties and continuous-wave laser performance of a new Yb0.015:Lu0.162Gd0.823VO4 mixed vanadate crystal are reported. An appreciable discontinuous increase in output power occurs during the σ- to π-polarization switching process in the laser oscillation. A maximum output power of 4.3 W is generated with an optical-to-optical efficiency of 46%, whereas the average slope efficiency is determined to be 73 – 77%, depending on the output coupling utilized

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lapl.201110121

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1002/lapl.201110121;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Laser physics letters (Internet)
Journal Volume
9
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 285-290
ISSN
1612-202X

INIS

Country of Publication
Russian Federation
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46020295
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
COUPLING; CRYSTALS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; LASER RADIATION; LUTETIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICS; OSCILLATIONS; PERFORMANCE; POLARIZATION; SOLID STATE LASERS; VANADATES; YTTERBIUM COMPOUNDS
Descriptors DEC
EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; LASERS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATIONS; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; VANADIUM COMPOUNDS