title: 10% Yb3+-Lu2O3 ceramic laser with 74% efficiency.
abstract: We demonstrate laser oscillation at 1080 nm with more than 16 W of output power and with an optical-to-optical slope efficiency of up to 74% using a 10% Yb3+ doped Lu2O3 ceramic made by hot pressing. This represents the highest output power and efficiency obtained for a Yb3+ doped Lu2O3 ceramic and demonstrates the feasibility for power scaling.
authors.affiliation: Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA. sanghera@nrl.navy.mil
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