Ytterbium solid-state lasers. The first decade

WF Krupke - IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum …, 2000 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The spectroscopic and laser kinetic properties of the trivalent ytterbium ion in various solid-
state media are reviewed. Contrasts between four-and quasi-three-level lasers (eg, Nd: YAG …

[LIVRE][B] Ultrafast lasers

U Keller, R Paschotta - 2021 - Springer
This graduate-level textbook starts with Maxwell's equations. If the reader finds this
reasonable, this book should be helpful. Focusing on ultrafast solid-state laser oscillators …

Diode-pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:KY(WO4)2 laser

H Liu, J Nees, G Mourou - Optics letters, 2001 - opg.optica.org
A self-starting Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb: KYWO_4_2 laser directly end pumped by two 1.6-
W diodes is demonstrated for what is to our knowledge the first time. Pulses as short as 71 …

Growth, optical characterization, and laser operation of a stoichiometric crystal

MC Pujol, MA Bursukova, F Güell, X Mateos, R Solé… - Physical Review B, 2002 - APS
We present our recent achievements in the growing and optical characterization of KYb (WO
4) 2 (hereafter KYbW) crystals and demonstrate laser operation in this stoichiometric …

High-power tunable diode-pumped Yb3+:CaF2 laser

A Lucca, M Jacquemet, F Druon, F Balembois… - Optics Letters, 2004 - opg.optica.org
Results of diode-pumped cw laser operation of an Yb^ 3+: CaF_2 single crystal are reported
for what is to our knowledge the first time. With a 5-at.?% Yb^ 3+-doped sample we obtained …

Integral method o reciprocity in the spectroscopy of laser crystals with impurity centers

AS Yasyukevich, VG Shcherbitskii, VÉ Kisel'… - Journal of Applied …, 2004 - Springer
A new method of determining the stimulated emission cross-section spectra from the
absorption cross-section spectra, which we call the integral method of reciprocity, is …

Double tungstate lasers: From bulk toward on-chip integrated waveguide devices

M Pollnau, YE Romanyuk, F Gardillou… - IEEE Journal of …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It has been recognized that the monoclinic double tungstates KY (WO 4) 2, KGd (WO 4) 2,
and KLu (WO 4) 2 possess a high potential as rare-earth-ion-doped solid-state laser …

Power dependence of luminescence of Tb3+-doped KYb (WO4) 2 crystal

W Stręk, A Bednarkiewicz, PJ Dereń - Journal of luminescence, 2001 - Elsevier
The effect of excitation intensity on luminescence properties of Tb3+-doped KYb (WO4) 2
crystal is reported. In particular, emissions following the Stokes and anti-Stokes excitations …

Efficient operation of a diode-pumped multi-watt continuous wave Yb: KYW laser with excellent beam quality

S Manjooran, A Major - Laser Physics Letters, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
A diode end-pumped Yb: KYW laser with 9 W of output power operating at 1045 nm
wavelength with the highest slope efficiency of 77.9% when compared to all other diode …

Growth and spectroscopic investigations of Yb3+-doped NaGd (MoO4) 2 and NaLa (MoO4) 2—new promising laser crystals

YK Voron'Ko, KA Subbotin, VE Shukshin, DA Lis… - Optical Materials, 2006 - Elsevier
The absorption and fluorescence spectra, as well as fluorescence decay kinetics of Yb3+ ion
in disordered scheelite-like double molybdates Yb: NaGd (MoO4) 2 and Yb: NaLa (MoO4) 2 …