We present a comprehensive characterization of a laser, based on a high-quality heavily doped Yb:YLF crystal. The analysis includes the comparison of the laser efficiency in respect of the absorbed pump for both ? and ?-polarization. In particular, for the tunable laser, we report an enhancement of the tuning range obtained by adapting the output coupler transmission in respect of the lasing wavelength. The experimental results obtained for various output coupling have also been compared with a numerical model in order to give information for a further enlargement of the tuning range.

Tunability enhancement of Yb:YLF based laser

Daniele Alderighi;Angela Pirri;Guido Toci;Matteo Vannini
2010

Abstract

We present a comprehensive characterization of a laser, based on a high-quality heavily doped Yb:YLF crystal. The analysis includes the comparison of the laser efficiency in respect of the absorbed pump for both ? and ?-polarization. In particular, for the tunable laser, we report an enhancement of the tuning range obtained by adapting the output coupler transmission in respect of the lasing wavelength. The experimental results obtained for various output coupling have also been compared with a numerical model in order to give information for a further enlargement of the tuning range.
2010
Istituto di Fisica Applicata - IFAC
Lasers and laser optics
Solid-state Lasers
Rare earth and transition metal solid-state lasers
Tunable Lasers
Laser materials
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