Experimental and theoretical results of investigation of CW Yb:LiLuF4 (Yb:LLF) and Yb:Na4Y6F22 (Yb:NYF) lasers under longitudinal diode laser pump are reported. Slope efficiencies of 41%, 58% with 0.21, 0.53 W of output ...

© 2016 Optical Society of America.An investigation of Tm-Ho energy transfer in Tm(5at.%),Ho(0.4at.%):KYW single crystal by two independent techiques was performed. Based on fluorescence dynamics measurements, energy transfer ...

© OSA 2015. Laser operation of in-band pumped Er:KY(WO4)2 and, for the first time to our knowledge, Er:LiYF4 crystals was demonstrated. The maximal slope efficiencies of 40% and 21% were obtained for Er:KY(WO4)2 and Er:LiYF4 ...

© 2018 IEEE. Laser operation of Er-doped epitaxial layer of monoclinic double tungstate composition grown onto undoped KYW substrate is demonstrated for the first time. Maximum output power of 16 mW with slope efficiency ...

© 2016 Elsevier B.V.The spontaneous YAl3(BO3)4 (YAB) and GdAl3(BO3)4 (GdAB) crystals (of nominal composition and co-doped with Er and Yb) up to 4-5mm in length were grown from high-temperature solutions using K2Mo3O10 based ...

© 2017 Astro Ltd. Crystal with composition Li 2 Zn 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 doped with 0.7 at.% Yb (Yb:LiZnMo), with high optical quality and a length of a few cm is grown from the flux using Li 2 MoO 4 as a solvent. Yb:LiZnMo is ...

© 2016 IEEE.Spectroscopic properties and continuous-wave laser performance of in-band pumped Er:LiLuF4 and Er:LiYF4 crystals were investigated. For Er:LiLuF4 crystal maximum slope efficiency of 44 % was obtained at 1609 ...