Characterization and laser performance of a new material: 2 at. % Nd:YAG grown by the Czochralski method
| Autor: | Johannes A. L’huillier, Gunter Bitz, Volker Wesemann, Patric von Loewis of Menar, Richard Wallenstein, Annette Borsutzky, Lothar Ackermann, Klaus Dupré, Daniel Rytz, Sophie Vernay |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Materials science
business.industry Materials Science (miscellaneous) Slope efficiency Laser Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Optical quality law.invention Optical pumping Optics law Diode-pumped solid-state laser Czochralski method Optoelectronics Stimulated emission Business and International Management business Diode |
| Zdroj: | Applied optics. 41(21) |
| ISSN: | 1559-128X |
| Popis: | We report on the optical quality and laser performance of Czochralski-grown 2-at. %-doped Nd:YAG. Using a diode pumped laser in an end pumped configuration, we compare the laser performance of this material with the performance of 1-at. %-doped Nd:YAG and 0.7-at. %-doped Nd:YVO4 crystals. Experimental results show the superior performance of 2-at. % Nd:YAG over Nd:YVO4. With a pump power of 25.7 W, a maximum output power of 12.3 W with a slope efficiency of 57% and an optical-to-optical efficiency of 48% were achieved. |
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