Yb3+:Y2O3 ceramics -: a novel solid-state laser material

被引:132
作者
Lu, JR
Takaichi, K
Uematsu, T
Shirakawa, A
Musha, M
Ueda, K
Yagi, H
Yanagitani, T
Kaminskii, AA
机构
[1] Univ Electrocommun, Inst Laser Sci, Chofu, Tokyo 1828585, Japan
[2] Konoshima Chem Co Ltd, Takuma Works, Kagawa 7691103, Japan
[3] Russian Acad Sci, Inst Crystallog, Crystal Laser Phys Lab, Moscow 117333, Russia
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 2002年 / 41卷 / 12A期
关键词
Yb3+: Y2O3 ceramics; ytterbium ceramic laser; diode-pumped solid-state laser;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.41.L1373
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
A new solid-state laser based on Yb3+-doped highly transparent nanocrystalline yttria (Y2O3) ceramics was developed. At room temperature and under a pump power of 2.63 W from a single InGaAs laser diode at approximate to 0.94 mum, a continuous-wave laser output of 0.47 W at 1.077 mum wavelength was obtained corresponding to a slope efficiency of about 32%. Some main spectroscopic properties of Yb3+:Y2O3 ceramics were also investigated.
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页码:L1373 / L1375
页数:3
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