Efficient laser operation of an Yb:S-FAP crystal at 985 nm

Sylvie Yiou (1) , François Balembois (1) , Kathleen Schaffers (2) , Patrick Georges (1)

1 Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique / Elsa
2 LLNL - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

We have obtained three-level cw laser operation at 985 nm with a Yb-doped S-FAP bulk crystal pumped by a Ti:sapphire laser. An output power of 250 mW for an incident pump power of 1.45 W has been achieved, which is the highest cw output power ever obtained, to our knowledge, at this wavelength with a Yb-doped crystal. The experimental results are in good agreement with the numerical model that we have developed

Domains: Optics [physics.optics]

Sylvie Yiou, François Balembois, Kathleen Schaffers, Patrick Georges. Efficient laser operation of an Yb:S-FAP crystal at 985 nm. Applied optics, 2003, 42 (24), pp.4883-4886. ⟨hal-00701618⟩