Laser oscillation of Er3+: YVO4 and Er3+, Yb3+: YVO4 crystals in the spectral range around 1.6 mu m

Authors
Sokolska, I Heumann, E Kuck, S Lukasiewicz, T
Citation
I. Sokolska et al., Laser oscillation of Er3+: YVO4 and Er3+, Yb3+: YVO4 crystals in the spectral range around 1.6 mu m, APP PHYS B, 71(6), 2000, pp. 893-896
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS
ISSN journal
09462171 → ACNP
Volume
71
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
893 - 896
Database
ISI
SICI code
0946-2171(200012)71:6<893:LOOEYA>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Laser oscillation around 1.6 mum was realised at room temperature for low-d oped Er:YVO4 crystals (0.5 at % and 1 at %) as well as for Er(1 at %), Yb(5 at %):YVO4 crystal in continuous-wave mode. The maximum slope of the input -output curve was about 19% (vs. absorbed power) for Er(0.5 at %):YVO4. The laser oscillation was discretely tunable in the spectral range between 153 1 and 1604 nm.