High-power tunable diode-pumped Yb^3+:CaF_2 laser
2004; Optica Publishing Group; Volume: 29; Issue: 16 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1364/ol.29.001879
ISSN1539-4794
AutoresAndrea Lucca, Mathieu Jacquemet, F. Druon, F. Balembois, Patrick Georges, Patrice Camy, J.L. Doualan, R. Moncorgé,
Tópico(s)Laser Design and Applications
ResumoResults of diode-pumped cw laser operation of an Yb3+:CaF2 single crystal are reported for what is to our knowledge the first time. With a 5-at. % Yb3+-doped sample we obtained 5.8-W output power at 1053 nm for 15 W of incident power at 980 nm. The laser wavelength could be tuned from 1018 to 1072 nm, and a small-signal gain as high as 1.8 was achieved, showing the great potential of Yb3+:CaF2 as an amplifier medium for femtosecond pulses.
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