High-peak-power tunable laser operation of Yb:SrF2

Growth, spectroscopic properties, and laser performance of Yb:SrF(2) crystals have been investigated. In spatial multimode operation of a diode-pumped Yb:SrF(2) laser a slope efficiency of 46% was measured. 180W output power with high beam quality at a pulse duration of 1.5ms was achieved by install...

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Published in:Optics letters 2007-07, Vol.32 (13), p.1818-1820
Main Authors: SIEBOLD, Mathias, HEIN, Joachim, KALUZA, Malte Christoph, UECKER, Reinhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diode-pumped lasers
Doped-insulator lasers and other solid state lasers
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Laser materials
Laser optical systems: design and operation
Lasers
Modulation, tuning, and mode locking
Optical materials
Optics
Physics
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Summary:Growth, spectroscopic properties, and laser performance of Yb:SrF(2) crystals have been investigated. In spatial multimode operation of a diode-pumped Yb:SrF(2) laser a slope efficiency of 46% was measured. 180W output power with high beam quality at a pulse duration of 1.5ms was achieved by installing a mode cleaning aperture. A maximum average output power of 270mW and a tuning range of 73nm was observed.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.32.001818