Spectroscopic and lasing studies of Ce3+:Er3+:Yb3+:YVO4 crystals

Y. H. Tsang; D. J. Binks; B. D O Richards; A. Jha

doi:10.1002/lapl.201110056

Spectroscopic and lasing studies of Ce3+:Er3+:Yb3+:YVO4 crystals

Y. H. Tsang, D. J. Binks, B. D O Richards, A. Jha

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Absorption and fluorescence spectra and fluorescence lifetime measurements are presented for Ce3+:Er3+:Yb3+:YVO4 crystals and compared to the corresponding data for Er3+:Yb3+:YVO4 crystals. These results show that doping with Ce3+ ions reduces the lifetime of the 4I11/2 state of Er3+ and thereby both suppresses upconversion from this state and improves the energy transfer efficiency from Yb3+ to Er3+. Lasing from this material is also demonstrated for this first time, both in quasi-continuous wave (QCW) and Q-switched modes. To obtain laser action at ~1.5 μm, the Ce3+:Er3+:Yb3+:YVO4 crystals were pumped by laser diodes operating at ~0.98 μm. For QCW operation, a slope efficiency of 2.6% and a threshold of 12 W were obtained. Q-switched pulses of 27 μJ energy and 52 μs pulse to pulse duration were also measured. © 2011 by Astro Ltd., published exclusively by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	729-735
Number of pages	6
Journal	Laser Physics Letters
Volume	8
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/lapl.201110056
Publication status	Published - Oct 2011

Keywords

Cerium
Erbium
Lasers
Spectroscopy
Ytterbium
Yttrium orthovanadate
YVO4

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Spectroscopic and lasing studies of Ce3+:Er3+:Yb3+:YVO4 crystals

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