Published 2000 | Version v1
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Thermal characterization and quantum efficiency of Yb:YAB

Creators

  • 1. Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW (Australia). Department of Physics, Centre for Lasers and Applications
  • 2. Chiba University , Chiba, (Japan). Department of Image and Information Science

Description

Full text: We have been investigating the self-frequency doubling laser material Yb:YAB as an efficient tunable source of infrared and green light. Using the technique of holographic shearing interferometry we have measured the thermal lens strength as a function of absorbed diode pump power for Yb:YAB, under conditions of lasing and with laser action suppressed. We find that there is a significant difference in the thermal lensing characteristics in these two regimes, and we estimate the radiative branching ratio to be 0.85±0.1 for this material

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
14th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics. Congress abstracts and posters summaries
Imprint Pagination
125 p.
Journal Page Range
p. TF3

Conference

Title
14. National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics. Driving technology through discovery, understanding and innovation
Dates
10-15 Dec 2000
Place
Adelaide, SA (Australia)

INIS

Country of Publication
Australia
Country of Input or Organization
Australia
INIS RN
32027915
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ALUMINIUM BORIDES; BRANCHING RATIO; DIODE-PUMPED SOLID STATE LASERS; DOPED MATERIALS; HOLOGRAPHY; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT SOURCES; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; YTTERBIUM IONS; YTTRIUM BORIDES
Descriptors DEC
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; BORIDES; BORON COMPOUNDS; CHARGED PARTICLES; EFFICIENCY; IONS; LASERS; MATERIALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATION SOURCES; SOLID STATE LASERS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS