Ytterbium-doped borate fluoride laser crystals and lasers

Schaffers, K I; DeLoach, L D; Payne, S A; Keszler, D A

Title: Ytterbium-doped borate fluoride laser crystals and lasers

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A new class of solid state laser crystals and lasers are formed from Yb-doped borate fluoride host crystals. The general formula for the host crystals is MM{prime}(BO{sub 3})F, where M, M{prime} are monovalent, divalent aria trivalent metal cations. A particular embodiment of the invention is Yb-doped BaCaBO{sub 3}F (Yb:BCBF). BCBF and some of the related derivative crystals are capable of nonlinear frequency conversion, whereby the fundamental of the laser is converted to a longer or shorter wavelength. In this way, these new crystals can simultaneously serve as self-frequency doubling crystals and laser materials within the laser resonator. 6 figs.

Inventors:: Schaffers, K I; DeLoach, L D; Payne, S A; Keszler, D A

Issue Date:: 1997-10-14

Research Org.:: Univ. of California (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 541753

Patent Number(s):: 5677921

Application Number:: PAN: 8-409,236

Assignee:: Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: 14 Oct 1997

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; SOLID STATE LASERS; LASER MATERIALS; DOPED MATERIALS; BORATES; FLUORIDES; YTTERBIUM

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  abstractNote = {A new class of solid state laser crystals and lasers are formed from Yb-doped borate fluoride host crystals. The general formula for the host crystals is MM{prime}(BO{sub 3})F, where M, M{prime} are monovalent, divalent aria trivalent metal cations. A particular embodiment of the invention is Yb-doped BaCaBO{sub 3}F (Yb:BCBF). BCBF and some of the related derivative crystals are capable of nonlinear frequency conversion, whereby the fundamental of the laser is converted to a longer or shorter wavelength. In this way, these new crystals can simultaneously serve as self-frequency doubling crystals and laser materials within the laser resonator. 6 figs.},

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