Yb3+,Er3+:YAG at high temperatures: Energy transfer and spectroscopic properties

✍ Scribed by B. Denker; B. Galagan; V. Osiko; S. Sverchkov; A.M. Balbashov; J.E. Hellström; V. Pasiskevicius; F. Laurell

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 338 KB
• Volume: 271
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0030-4018
• DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2006.09.046

✦ Synopsis

Energy transfer and spectroscopic properties at high temperatures have been investigated in Er,Yb:YAG crystals. It is shown that at elevated temperatures around 600-800 °C these characteristics become similar to those in the efficient 1.5 lm laser medium -Er,Ybdoped phosphate glasses.