Chin. Phys. Lett.  2008, Vol. 25 Issue (7): 2496-2499    DOI:
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Comparison of Laser Performances of 5at.% Yb:Gd2xY2(1-x)SiO5 Crystals between Different Cutting Directions
YU Hai-Bo1, LIANG Xiao-Yan1, HE Jin-Ping1, LENG Yu-Xin1, LI Ru-Xin1, XU Zhi-Zhan1, ZHENG Li-He2, ZHAO Guang-Jun2, SU Liang-Bi2, XU Jun2
1State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 2018002Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800
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YU Hai-Bo, LIANG Xiao-Yan, HE Jin-Ping et al  2008 Chin. Phys. Lett. 25 2496-2499
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Abstract We investigate the laser actions of 5at.% Yb:Gd2xY2(1-x)SiO5 (Yb:GYSO; x=0.1) crystals with different cutting directions, parallel and vertical to the growth axis. Our results show that the cutting direction of the sample plays an astonished role in the laser operation. The sample cut vertically to the growth axis possesses the favourable lasing characteristics. Its output power reaches 3.13W at 1060nm with a slope efficiency of 44.68% when the absorbed pump power is 8.9,W. In contrast, the sample cut parallel reaches only 1.65W at 1044nm with a slope efficiency of 33.76% with absorbed pump power of 7.99W. The absorption and emission spectra of the two samples are examined and the merit factor M is calculated. Our analysis is in agreement well with the experimental results. The wavelength tuning range of the superior sample covers from 1013.68nm to 1084.82nm.
Keywords: 42.55.Xi      42.55.Rz      42.60.Fc      42.70.Hj     
Received: 27 January 2008      Published: 26 June 2008
PACS:  42.55.Xi (Diode-pumped lasers)  
  42.55.Rz (Doped-insulator lasers and other solid state lasers)  
  42.60.Fc (Modulation, tuning, and mode locking)  
  42.70.Hj (Laser materials)  
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