Diode-pumped laser demonstration with Yb:CaF 2 nanopowder-based ceramics (orale)

Frédéric Druon (1) , Pierre Aballea (2) , Akiko Suganuma (2) , Patrick Gredin (2, 3) , Patrick Georges (1) , Michel Mortier (2)

1 Laboratoire Charles Fabry / Lasers
2 IRCP - Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris
3 UPMC - Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6

An original simple technique of ceramic synthesis using soft chemistry route with nanopowders is demonstrated with Yb:CaF 2. We present the first laser operation with these Yb:CaF 2 ceramics, which represents a breakthrough for laser ceramics.

Keywords: Laser materials; Thermal effects; Lasers; diode-pumped

Domains: Optics [physics.optics]

Frédéric Druon, Pierre Aballea, Akiko Suganuma, Patrick Gredin, Patrick Georges, et al.. Diode-pumped laser demonstration with Yb:CaF 2 nanopowder-based ceramics (orale). Advanced Solid State Laser, ASSL 2014, Nov 2014, Shanghai, China. ⟨hal-01376063⟩