Tunable laser operation of ytterbium in disordered single crystals of Yb:NaGd(WO4)2

Lasing of Yb3+ in a disordered single crystal host, NaGd(WO4)2, is reported. Pump efficiencies as high as 20% and slope efficiencies as high as 30% are achieved for both sigma- and pi-polarizations with Ti:sapphire laser pumping. The emission of Yb:NaGd(WO4)2 is centered near 1030 nm. Tunability bet...

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Autores: Rico, Mauricio, Liu, Junhai, Griebner, Uwe, Petrov, Valentín, Serrano, María Dolores, Esteban-Betegón, Fátima, Cascales, Concepción, Zaldo, Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/23849
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/23849
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Solid-State Lasers
Optical Spectroscopy
Double Tungstates
Yb
Growth
NaGd(WO4)2
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Sumario:Lasing of Yb3+ in a disordered single crystal host, NaGd(WO4)2, is reported. Pump efficiencies as high as 20% and slope efficiencies as high as 30% are achieved for both sigma- and pi-polarizations with Ti:sapphire laser pumping. The emission of Yb:NaGd(WO4)2 is centered near 1030 nm. Tunability between 1016 and 1049 nm is obtained with a Lyot filter.