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Diode-Pumped Er,Yb:glass Micro-Laser • Lightweight ... - Kigre, Inc.

Diode-Pumped Er,Yb:glass Micro-Laser • Lightweight ... - Kigre, Inc.

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Ytterbium-<strong>Er</strong>bium Kinetics<br />

<strong>Yb</strong> 3+ , <strong>Er</strong> 3+ :Phosphate Glass System<br />

20<br />

Energy [X 10 3 cm -1 ]<br />

15<br />

10<br />

5<br />

Pump<br />

4 F 9/2<br />

4 I 9/2<br />

4 I 11/2<br />

4 I 13/2<br />

Lasing<br />

2 F 5/2<br />

<strong>Yb</strong> 3+ <strong>Er</strong> 3+<br />

4 I 15/2<br />

0<br />

2 F 7/2<br />

MegaWatt <strong>Laser</strong>s<br />

<strong>Yb</strong> 3+ Absorption with Temperature<br />

Shift of Pump <strong>Laser</strong> Wavelength<br />

8E-20<br />

Absorption Cross-Section [cm 2 ]<br />

7E-20<br />

6E-20<br />

5E-20<br />

4E-20<br />

3E-20<br />

2E-20<br />

1E-20<br />

-40 C to +50 C<br />

<strong>Laser</strong> <strong>Diode</strong> Temp Bandwidth<br />

0<br />

850 900 950 1000 1050<br />

Wavelength [nm]<br />

MegaWatt <strong>Laser</strong>s

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