Single crystals for laser technique

Tadeusz Lukasiewicz

doi:10.1117/12.454832

25 October 2002 Single crystals for laser technique

Tadeusz Lukasiewicz

Proceedings Volume 4813, Crystal Materials for Nonlinear Optical Devices and Microgravity Science; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454832
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2002, Seattle, WA, United States

Abstract

Solid state lasers pumped with diode form a new class of lasers which replace those with lamp pumped lasers presently used. Properties of most often discussed single crystals for diode pumped solid state lasers are presented. YAG crystals doped with Yb and double-doped with Er, Yb and YVO crystals doped with rare earth elements are discussed. Recently promising for laser application seems to be doped tungstate KGd(WO₄)₂ and KY(WO₄)₂ crystals. Relatively new group of laser materials are borates, like GdCa₄(BO₃)₃, Ca₄YO(BO₃)₃, YAl(BO₃)₃ offering laser, self-frequency doubling and nonlinear optical properties. As active laser materials fluorides are discussed e.g. doped LiCaAlF₆, LiSrAlF₆ crystals. Important group of materials applied in laser technique are materials showing nonlinear absorption, which are used for passive modulation (Q-switch). YAG crystals doped with Cr, V, Co are presented.

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Tadeusz Lukasiewicz "Single crystals for laser technique", Proc. SPIE 4813, Crystal Materials for Nonlinear Optical Devices and Microgravity Science, (25 October 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454832

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