Abstract
Inversion dependent losses have been observed in Yb:Lu2O3and Yb:YAG thin-disk lasers leading to significant heating. A degradation of laser performance over time is found for Yb:Lu2O3. The different behaviour of the materials is discussed.
© 2009 Optical Society of America
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