Laser Operation of Bulk Crystals and Epitaxially Grown Composites of Yb:KLu(WO4)2
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Bulk and epitaxial composites of Yb:KLu(WO4)2 were grown and characterized. CW-lasing @1μm was demonstrated achieving conversion efficiencies of 50% and output powers of 1W for the bulk and 25.5% and 0.5W for the composite Yb:KLu(WO4)2. ©2005 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: (140.5680) Rare earth and transition metal solid-state lasers; (140.3380) Laser materials
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تاریخ انتشار 2004