First laser emission of Yb0.15:(Lu0.5Y0.5)3Al5O12 ceramics

Guido Toci; Angela Pirri; Jiang Li; Tengfei Xie; Yubai Pan; Vladimir Babin; Alena Beitlerova; Martin Nikl; Matteo Vannini

doi:10.1364/OE.24.009611

First laser emission of Yb_0.15:(Lu_0.5Y_0.5)₃Al₅O₁₂ ceramics

Opt Express. 2016 May 2;24(9):9611-6. doi: 10.1364/OE.24.009611.

Authors

Guido Toci, Angela Pirri, Jiang Li, Tengfei Xie, Yubai Pan, Vladimir Babin, Alena Beitlerova, Martin Nikl, Matteo Vannini

PMID: 27137574
DOI: 10.1364/OE.24.009611

Abstract

We report the first laser oscillation on Yb_0.15:(Lu_0.5Y_0.5)₃Al₁₂ ceramics at room temperature. At 1030 nm we measured a maximum output power of 7.3 W with a corresponding slope efficiency of 55.4% by using an output coupler with a transmission of T = 39.2%. The spectroscopic properties are compared with those of the two parent garnets Yb:YAG and Yb:LuAG. To the best of our knowledge these are the first measurements reported in literature achieved with this new host.