Laser heated pedestal growth and optical properties of Yb3+-doped LiNbO3 single crystal fibers

✍ Scribed by G. Foulon; M. Ferriol; A. Brenier; M.T. Cohen-Adad; G. Boulon

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 500 KB
• Volume: 245
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0009-2614
• DOI: 10.1016/0009-2614(95)01061-d

✦ Synopsis

The elaboration of Yba+-doped LiNbO 3 : Sc 3+ and LiNbO 3 : Mg 2+ single crystal fibers by the laser heated pedestal growth technique is reported. The ytterbium emission and absorption cross-sections are given. We show that it is possible to obtain the coincidence between the wavelength of phase-matching for second harmonic generation and the wavelength of laser emission by varying the host composition, in order to achieve a self-doubling laser material.