Abstract
Absorption, photoluminescence spectra and cw lasing parameters of Yb3+- and Na+-codoped CaF2 laser crystal pumped with a 980-nm laser diode are measured in the temperature range from 70 K to 290 K. The crystal appears to be a promising host for broadband multi-mJ sub-kHz cw-pumped regenerative amplification.
© 2008 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
A. Pugžlys, G. Andriukaitis, A. Baltuška, L. Su, J. Xu, R. Li, W. J. Lai, P. B. Phua, A. Marcinkevičius, M.E. Fermann, L. Giniūnas, and R. Danielius
WD3 Advanced Solid-State Photonics (ASSL) 2009
G. Andriukaitis, A. Pugžlys, L. Su, J. Xu, R. Li, W. J. Lai, P. B. Phua, A. Marcinkevičius, M. E. Fermann, L. Giniūnas, R. Danielius, and A. Baltuška
CA4_4 The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Europe) 2009
A. Pugžlys, G. Andriukaitis, A. Baltuška, L. Su, J. Xu, R. Li, W. J. Lai, P. B. Phua, A. Marcinkevičius, M.E. Fermann, L. Giniūnas, and R. Danielius
CFO1 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO:S&I) 2009