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Efficient laser action of Yb:LSO and Yb:YSO oxyorthosilicates crystals under high-power diode-pumping

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We report here on the efficient laser action of a new Yb-doped crystal Yb3+:Lu2SiO5 (Yb:LSO) under high power diode-pumping (15 W). Its performances were compared to another Yb-doped crystal belonging to the oxyorthosilicate family: the Yb:YSO. For both crystals, more than 7 W of laser radiation around 1 μm was obtained under 14.4 W of incident pump power at 978 nm, leading to high optical conversions of more than 50%. Finally, both crystals demonstrate little sensitivity to pump wavelength drift and exhibit broad tunability at a multiwatt level (more than 4 W over 50 nm and 60 nm, respectively for Yb:LSO and Yb:YSO).

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  1. Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l’Institut d’Optique UMR 8501 du CNRS, Bât. 503 Centre Universitaire, 91403, Orsay Cedex, France

    M. Jacquemet, C. Jacquemet, N. Janel, F. Druon, F. Balembois & P. Georges

  2. Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée de l’Etat Solide UMR 7574 du CNRS ENSCP, 11, rue Pierre & Marie Curie, 75231, Paris, Cedex 05, France

    J. Petit, B. Viana & D. Vivien

  3. LETI/DOPT/CEA-G, 17, Rue des Martyrs, 38054, Grenoble, Cedex 9, France

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Jacquemet, M., Jacquemet, C., Janel, N. et al. Efficient laser action of Yb:LSO and Yb:YSO oxyorthosilicates crystals under high-power diode-pumping. Appl. Phys. B 80, 171–176 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-004-1698-9

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