Efficient 1 W continuous-wave diode-pumped Er,Yb:YAl3(BO3)4 laser

Tolstik, N. A.; Kurilchik, S. V.; Kisel, V. E.; Kuleshov, N. V.; Maltsev, V. V.; Pilipenko, O. V.; Koporulina, E. V.; Leonyuk, N. I.

Authors

Date

2007-11-15

Publisher

Optical Society of America

Bibliographic record

Nikolai A. Tolstik, Sergey V. Kurilchik, Victor E. Kisel, Nikolay V. Kuleshov, Victor V. Maltsev, Oleg V. Pilipenko, Elizaveta V. Koporulina, and Nikolai I. Leonyuk, "Efficient 1 W continuous-wave diode-pumped Er,Yb:YAl3(BO3)4 laser," Opt. Lett. 32, 3233-3235 (2007)

Abstract

We report the spectroscopy and high-power continuous-wave (CW) diode-pumped laser operation of Er:Yb:YAl3(BO3)4 crystal. Absorption and stimulated emission spectra, emission lifetimes, and efficiency of energy transfer from Yb3+ to Er3+ ions were determined. A CW Er:Yb:YAB laser emitting at 1602, 1555, and 1531 nm with output power as high as 1 W and slope efficiency up to 35% was demonstrated.