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Pulse timing effects in bulk Er/Yb codoped diode-pumped eyesafe lasers

N. LazaridesO. MussetE. GeorgiouJ.p. Boquillon

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[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics]YtterbiumMaterials sciencechemistry.chemical_element02 engineering and technology01 natural scienceslaw.invention010309 opticsOptical pumpingErbiumResonator020210 optoelectronics & photonicsOpticslaw0103 physical sciences0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSDiode[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics][ PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS ] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics]business.industryLaserQ-switchingchemistryOptoelectronicsbusinessPulse-width modulation

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In this work, diode-pumping with appropriately modulated pulses is used to expose subtle input / output pulse-timing characteristics of Er3+ /Yb3+ systems, study their relation to laser efficiency and demonstrate some unique laser-pulse timing behavior. Er+3/Yb+3 codoped glass and YAG laser-host materials with similar concentrations (optimized for eyesafe emission in the 1.6-mum region) were studied in the same diode-pumped setup, in similar resonator configurations and analogous operating conditions.

https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00447174