Investigation on 1.3 μm laser performance with Nd:Gd0.69Y0.3TaO4 and Nd:Gd0.68Y0.3NbO4 mixed crystals

Renpeng Yan, Chuang Zhao, Xudong Li, Kang Li, Xin Yu, Wenming Yao, Fang Peng, Qingli Zhang, Renqin Dou, Jing Gao*, Nigel Copner

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Abstract

Laser performances around 1.3 μm are investigated in 879 nm laser diode (LD) end pumped Nd3+ doped mixed crystals with Nd:Gd0.69Y0.3TaO4 and Nd:Gd0.68Y0.3NbO4 crystals for the first time to our best knowledge. The maximum average power in LD end pumped Nd:Gd0.69Y0.3TaO4 1328 nm laser reaches 435 mW at 50 Hz with an optical-to-optical efficiency of 5.0% and a slope efficiency of 6.9%. In comparison, the highest average power of LD end pumped Nd:Gd0.68Y0.3NbO4 laser at 1337 nm is 190 mW at 50 Hz, corresponding to an optical-to-optical efficiency of 3.5% and a slope efficiency of 4.2%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15785-15792
Number of pages8
JournalOptics Express
Volume26
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Jun 2018
Externally publishedYes

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