Growth and continuous-wave laser operation of disordered crystals of Yb3+:NaLa(WO4)2and Yb3+:NaLa(MoO4)2

✍ Scribed by Liu, J. ;Cano-Torres, J. M. ;Cascales, C. ;Esteban-Betegón, F. ;Serrano, M. D. ;Volkov, V. ;Zaldo, C. ;Rico, M. ;Griebner, U. ;Petrov, V.

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 129 KB
• Volume: 202
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0031-8965
• DOI: 10.1002/pssa.200510001

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Single crystals of disordered NaLa(WO~4~)~2~ and NaLa(MoO~4~)~2~ doped with Yb^3+^ are grown by the Czochralski method from the melt. Continuous‐wave laser operation with Ti:sapphire laser pumping is demonstrated at room temperature without special cooling. Tunability from 1017 to 1057 nm and from 1015 to 1053 nm is achieved for Yb:NaLa(WO~4~)~2~ and Yb:NaLa(MoO~4~)~2~, respectively. A maximum output power of 205 mW is obtained with Yb:NaLa(WO~4~)~2~. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)