Temperature-dependent spectroscopy and microchip laser operation of Nd:KGd(WO4)2
Temperature-dependent spectroscopy and microchip laser operation of Nd:KGd(WO4)2
High-resolution absorption and stimulated-emission cross-section spectra are presented for monoclinic Nd:KGd(WO4)2 (Nd:KGW) laser crystals in the temperature range 77–450 K. At room-temperature, the maximum stimulated emission cross-section is sigma(SE) = 21.4 × 10-20 cm2 at 1067.3 nm, for light polarization E || Nm. The lifetime of the 4F3/2 state of Nd3+ in KGW is practically temperature independent at 115 ± 5 µs. Measurement of the energy transfer upconversion parameter for a 3 at.% Nd:KGW crystal proved that this was significantly smaller than for alternative hosts, ~2.5 × 10-17 cm3/s. When cut along the Ng optical indicatrix axis, the Nd:KGW crystal was configured as a microchip laser, generating ~4 W of continuous-wave output at 1067 nm with a slope efficiency of 61% under diode-pumping. Using a highly-doped (10 at.%) Nd:KGW crystal, the slope efficiency reached 71% and 74% when pumped with a laser diode and a Ti:Sapphire laser, respectively. The concept of an ultrathin (250 µm) Nd:KGW microchip laser sandwiched between two synthetic diamond heat-spreaders is demonstrated.
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August 2016
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Loiko, P., Yoon, S., Serres, J.M., Mateos, X., Beecher, S., Birch, R.B., Savitski, V.G., Kemp, A.J., Yumashev, K., Griebner, U., Petrov, V., Aguiló, M., Díaz, F. and Mackenzie, J.
(2016)
Temperature-dependent spectroscopy and microchip laser operation of Nd:KGd(WO4)2.
Optical Materials, 58, .
(doi:10.1016/j.optmat.2016.06.005).
Abstract
High-resolution absorption and stimulated-emission cross-section spectra are presented for monoclinic Nd:KGd(WO4)2 (Nd:KGW) laser crystals in the temperature range 77–450 K. At room-temperature, the maximum stimulated emission cross-section is sigma(SE) = 21.4 × 10-20 cm2 at 1067.3 nm, for light polarization E || Nm. The lifetime of the 4F3/2 state of Nd3+ in KGW is practically temperature independent at 115 ± 5 µs. Measurement of the energy transfer upconversion parameter for a 3 at.% Nd:KGW crystal proved that this was significantly smaller than for alternative hosts, ~2.5 × 10-17 cm3/s. When cut along the Ng optical indicatrix axis, the Nd:KGW crystal was configured as a microchip laser, generating ~4 W of continuous-wave output at 1067 nm with a slope efficiency of 61% under diode-pumping. Using a highly-doped (10 at.%) Nd:KGW crystal, the slope efficiency reached 71% and 74% when pumped with a laser diode and a Ti:Sapphire laser, respectively. The concept of an ultrathin (250 µm) Nd:KGW microchip laser sandwiched between two synthetic diamond heat-spreaders is demonstrated.
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