title: Spectroscopic and laser properties of Er(3+):Yb(3+):LuAl(3)(BO(3))(4) crystal at 1.5-1.6 microm.
abstract: An Er(3+):Yb(3+):LuAl(3)(BO(3))(4) crystal doped with 24.1 at.% Yb(3+) and 1.1 at.% Er(3+) ions was grown by the flux method. The polarized spectroscopic properties related to the operation of 1.5-1.6 microm laser of the crystal were evaluated at room temperature. The laser properties of a 0.7-mm-thick, c-cut crystal were investigated in diode-end-pumped hemispherical and plano-plano cavities, respectively. Compared with those of Er(3+):Yb(3+):YAl(3)(BO(3))(4) crystal obtained under similar experimental conditions, higher maximum output peak power, higher slope efficiency, and lower threshold were achieved in the Er(3+):Yb(3+):LuAl(3)(BO(3))(4) crystal.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
authors.forename: Yujin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yanfu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jianhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xinghong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Zundu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Yidong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004871:Erbium / Q000737:chemistry*; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D008187:Lutetium / Q000737:chemistry*; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013696:Temperature; D015018:Ytterbium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008187:Lutetium; D004871:Erbium; D000535:Aluminum; D015018:Ytterbium