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2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe Cw-laser operation at 1056 nm in disordered Nd3+-doped NaLa(WO4)2 crystals M. Rico, A. Garcia-Cortes, C. Cascales, C. Zaldo Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Calle Sor Juana Ines de la Cru_ 3, Cantoblanco, E-28049 AMfadrid, Spain. ceza1de Kimcnncsic.es E. V. Zharikov, K. A. Subbotin Research Centerfor Laser AMlaterials and Technology, Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Vavilova 38, Moscow, 119991 Russia Nowadays, the interest in disordered tetragonal double tungstate crystals is motivated by their large spectroscopic bandwidths, which suppose favourable diode pumping, potential operation as mode-locked lasers and laser emission tunability [1]. The disordered phases of double tungstate crystals have been less studied than their ordered phases. Most of the work reported deal with phase assessment, crystal growth and spectroscopy. In some few cases like NaT(WO4)2, (T = Bi, Y, La and Gd), disordered tungstates, preliminary pulsed or cw laser experiences in Nd3+ have been reported. Up to now, it is only known the pulsed laser operation at 1063 nm and 1335 nm for the Nd3+ ion in NaLa(WO4)2 (NaLaW) [2]. In this work we show, for the first time to our knowledge, room temperature cw-laser emission for Nd3+ at 1.06 gm in a NaLaW single crystal using a quasihemispherical linear cavity. The Nd-NaLaW crystal has been grown in air by the Czochralski method. The concentration of Nd ions measured by proton induced x-ray emission spectroscopy is [Nd] = 2.6x 1020 cm-3. X-ray diffraction data show that the crystalline structure is tetragonal, space group I4. The uncoated sample used was a 6.515 mm thick plate, oriented for the xc-polarization (El/c). Laser experiments were performed in a quasihemispherical linear cavity consisting of a near-flat dichroic input mirror and a 100 mm radius of curvature output coupler. The output coupler transmission (Toc) used was 0.2% and 3% for the laser wavelength. The pump power incident on the cavity was carried out by af = 150 mm lens and focused longitudinally inside the NaLa(WO4)2:Nd3+ crystal using a cw Ti:sapphire laser. The cavity length was optimised to 105 mm, and beam waist of the pump was estimated about 45pgm. 240 - -240 * TO =3%;=28%;XL= 1056.4 nm 3 200 0 T, , 0.2%; q = 4.804 ; kL= 1058.3 nm l 200-polansation 160 16o 60 120 120 80 80 40 40 X . 01 L z t-zF-- :---- -e 0 0 !** 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 780 785 790 795 800 805 810 815 820 825 830 (a) Absorbed pump power P1b (mW) (b) Pump wavelength k (nm) Figl. (a) Output power (Pout) versus absorbed pump power (Pabs) (symbols) of the Nd3+:NaLaW laser obtained for E//c. The linear fits give the slope efficiencies rq for both used Toc.(b) t-polarised output power versus pump wavelength for an incident pump power (Pi,,) of 740 mW and Toc = 3% at 1056 nm (filled circles), is shown. Figla shows the results for two different Toc = 0.2% and 3% with a pump wavelength of 804 nm. Laser wavelengths and slope efficiencies were 1058.3 nm and 4.8%, and 1056.4 nm and 28%, respectively. The maximum Pout obtained is 167 mW, with Toc = 3% and a Pinc = 740 mW. Further, the threshold power absorbed which the material is lasing corresponds to 103 mW. By other way, the pump tuning range is shown in Figure lb. The laser emission at 1056 nm is reached from 797 to 824 nm which is really interesting for your applications with diode pump. Improvements in the concentration and size of used single crystal Nd-NLW samples, as well as modifications in the cavity will lead, in a very near future, to the optimisation of the obtained slope efficiencies, threshold and output powers. I. M. Rico, J. Liu, U. Griebner, V. Petrov, M.D. Serrano, F. Esteban-Beteg6n, C. Cascales, and C. Zaldo, Opt. Exp. 12, (2004) 5362. 2. N. D. Belousov, V. A. Kobzar-Zlenko, and B. S. Skorobogatov, Optics and Spectroscopy 33, (1972) 550. A.A. Kaminskii, S.E. Sarkisov. Sov. J. Quantum Electron. 3, (1974) 248. 0-7803-8974-3105/$20.00 ©2005 IEEE 46

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Page 1: [IEEE CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. - Munich, Germany (12-17 June 2005)] CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe,

2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe

Cw-laser operation at 1056 nm in disordered Nd3+-doped NaLa(WO4)2 crystals

M. Rico, A. Garcia-Cortes, C. Cascales, C. ZaldoInstituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas,Calle Sor Juana Ines de la Cru_ 3, Cantoblanco, E-28049 AMfadrid, Spain. ceza1de Kimcnncsic.es

E. V. Zharikov, K. A. SubbotinResearch Centerfor Laser AMlaterials and Technology, Prokhorov General Physics Institute,

Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Vavilova 38, Moscow, 119991 Russia

Nowadays, the interest in disordered tetragonal double tungstate crystals is motivated by their large spectroscopicbandwidths, which suppose favourable diode pumping, potential operation as mode-locked lasers and laser emissiontunability [1]. The disordered phases of double tungstate crystals have been less studied than their ordered phases. Mostof the work reported deal with phase assessment, crystal growth and spectroscopy. In some few cases like NaT(WO4)2,(T = Bi, Y, La and Gd), disordered tungstates, preliminary pulsed or cw laser experiences in Nd3+ have been reported.Up to now, it is only known the pulsed laser operation at 1063 nm and 1335 nm for the Nd3+ ion in NaLa(WO4)2(NaLaW) [2]. In this work we show, for the first time to our knowledge, room temperature cw-laser emission for Nd3+ at1.06 gm in a NaLaW single crystal using a quasihemispherical linear cavity. The Nd-NaLaW crystal has been grown inair by the Czochralski method. The concentration ofNd ions measured by proton induced x-ray emission spectroscopy is[Nd] = 2.6x 1020 cm-3. X-ray diffraction data show that the crystalline structure is tetragonal, space group I4. Theuncoated sample used was a 6.515 mm thick plate, oriented for the xc-polarization (El/c). Laser experiments wereperformed in a quasihemispherical linear cavity consisting of a near-flat dichroic input mirror and a 100 mm radius ofcurvature output coupler. The output coupler transmission (Toc) used was 0.2% and 3% for the laser wavelength. Thepump power incident on the cavity was carried out by af = 150 mm lens and focused longitudinally inside theNaLa(WO4)2:Nd3+ crystal using a cw Ti:sapphire laser. The cavity length was optimised to 105 mm, and beam waist ofthe pump was estimated about 45pgm.

240 - -240* TO =3%;=28%;XL= 1056.4 nm 3

200 0 T,, 0.2%; q=4.804 ; kL= 1058.3 nm l200-polansation

160 16o60

120 120

80 80

40 40X .01 L z t-zF-- :---- -e 0 0 !**

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 780 785 790 795 800 805 810 815 820 825 830(a) Absorbed pump power P1b (mW) (b) Pump wavelength k (nm)

Figl. (a) Output power (Pout) versus absorbed pump power (Pabs) (symbols) of the Nd3+:NaLaW laser obtained for E//c.The linear fits give the slope efficiencies rq for both used Toc.(b) t-polarised output power versus pump wavelength foran incident pump power (Pi,,) of 740 mW and Toc = 3% at 1056 nm (filled circles), is shown.

Figla shows the results for two different Toc = 0.2% and 3% with a pump wavelength of 804 nm. Laser wavelengthsand slope efficiencies were 1058.3 nm and 4.8%, and 1056.4 nm and 28%, respectively. The maximum Pout obtained is167 mW, with Toc = 3% and a Pinc = 740 mW. Further, the threshold power absorbed which the material is lasingcorresponds to 103 mW. By other way, the pump tuning range is shown in Figure lb. The laser emission at 1056 nm isreached from 797 to 824 nm which is really interesting for your applications with diode pump. Improvements in theconcentration and size of used single crystal Nd-NLW samples, as well as modifications in the cavity will lead, in a verynear future, to the optimisation of the obtained slope efficiencies, threshold and output powers.

I. M. Rico, J. Liu, U. Griebner, V. Petrov, M.D. Serrano, F. Esteban-Beteg6n, C. Cascales, and C. Zaldo, Opt. Exp. 12,(2004) 5362.2. N. D. Belousov, V. A. Kobzar-Zlenko, and B. S. Skorobogatov, Optics and Spectroscopy 33, (1972) 550. A.A.Kaminskii, S.E. Sarkisov. Sov. J. Quantum Electron. 3, (1974) 248.

0-7803-8974-3105/$20.00 ©2005 IEEE 46