Room-temperature diode-pumped Yb:KYF(4) laser.
Continuous-wave laser action has been demonstrated in a diode-pumped Yb:KYF(4) crystal. Crystal growth, spectroscopic measurements, and laser results are presented. A maximum output power of 505 mW, a slope efficiency of 43%, and a continuous wavelength tunability range of 65nm, from 1013 to 1078 nm, have been obtained at room temperature.
Galzerano
Gianluca
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Istituto di Fotonica e nanotecnologie-Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche and Dipartimento di Fisica del Politecnico di Milano, Italy. gianluca.galzerano@fisi.polimi.it
Laporta
Paolo
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Sani
Elisa
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Bonelli
Lucia
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Toncelli
Alessandra
A
Tonelli
Mauro
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Pesatori
Alessandro
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Svelto
Cesare
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