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Room Temperature CW Laser Efficiency Yb3+−Er3+ and Tm3+ Doped Silicates in the Infrared Region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

C. Borel
Affiliation:
LETI - CEA - Technologies Avancees - CEN/G - DOPT/SMDO 85 X - 38041 Grenoble Cédex
J. C Souriau
Affiliation:
LETI - CEA - Technologies Avancees - CEN/G - DOPT/SMDO 85 X - 38041 Grenoble Cédex
Ch. Wyon
Affiliation:
LETI - CEA - Technologies Avancees - CEN/G - DOPT/SMDO 85 X - 38041 Grenoble Cédex
C. Li
Affiliation:
Université de Lyon, UA 442 CNRS, 69622 Villeurbanne, France
R. Moncorge
Affiliation:
Université de Lyon, UA 442 CNRS, 69622 Villeurbanne, France
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Abstract

This paper reports the main spectroscopic characterizations and laser experiments carried out on two new crystal hosts: the! yttrium orthosilicate Y2SiO5 and the silicate oxyapatite Sr2Y8(SiO4)6O2 (hereafter noted SYS), doped with Ytterbium and Erbium for a 1,55 μm laser emission and with Thulium for a 2 μm emission. Four new lasers have been demonstrated at 1,554 μm, 1,576 μm, 1,99 μm and 2,05 μm for respectively Yb,Er:SYS; Yb,Er:Y2SiO5; Tm:SYS and Tm:Y2SiO5. If for the Yb,Er codoped materials laser performances are still poor compared with the Yb,Er phosphate glass, the Tm doped materials exhibit laser performances similar to the Tm:YAG and look very promising.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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