New ytterbium-phosphate glass for diode-pumped lasers

Journal Article · Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2009V039N10ABEH014115· OSTI ID:21467085

Galagan, B I; Glushchenko, I N; Denker, B I; Sverchkov, S E ^[1]; Kisel', V E; Kuril'chik, S V; Kuleshov, N V ^[2]

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1. A M Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)
2. International Laser Center, Belarus State Technical University, Minsk (Belarus)

A new ytterbium laser glass based on an alumoborophosphate composition is developed. It is shown that the chemical and thermal stabilities of this glass are record-high for phosphate glasses and that its spectral and luminescent characteristics compare well with popular laser glasses. A mould of laser-quality glass doped with ytterbium with a concentration of 5x10{sup 20} cm{sup -3} is synthesised. Active laser elements 5x5x2 mm in size are prepared from this glass for longitudinal diode pumping. These elements were used to fabricate a laser, whose output power in the cw regime reached 783 mW and maximum slope efficiency was 28.9%. Pulses with a duration of {approx}150 fs and a peak power of about 5 kW are obtained in the passive mode-locking regime. (active media)

• OSTI ID: 21467085
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 39, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE2009v039n10ABEH014115; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
DIODE-PUMPED SOLID STATE LASERS
DOPED MATERIALS
EFFICIENCY
LUMINESCENCE
MODE LOCKING
OPTICAL PUMPING
PEAK LOAD
PHOSPHATE GLASS
PULSES
STABILITY
YTTERBIUM PHOSPHATES
EMISSION
GLASS
LASERS
MATERIALS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHATES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHOTON EMISSION
PUMPING
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
SOLID STATE LASERS
YTTERBIUM COMPOUNDS