High performance ErYb:Glass for eye-safe lasers

Simi George

doi:10.1117/12.2213110

16 March 2016 High performance ErYb:Glass for eye-safe lasers

Simi George

Proceedings Volume 9726, Solid State Lasers XXV: Technology and Devices; 97261Q (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213110
Event: SPIE LASE, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Phosphate glasses are known to produce high gain for the Er³⁺ emission into 1540nm, especially when sensitized with Yb. Unfortunately, the phosphate glass matrix tends to be weaker than other available amorphous materials. Unlike crystalline materials, glass chemical structure around the active ion can be optimized for both material strength and laser output. Reported here is the result from a design of experiment that was completed in order to strengthen the glass structure of a commercially available phosphate laser glass without impacting its laser output efficiencies. Laser output performance results for the glass that met the targeted thermal and mechanical limits are presented. This effort concludes with a scalable material that is ultimately released to the commercial market.

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Simi George "High performance ErYb:Glass for eye-safe lasers", Proc. SPIE 9726, Solid State Lasers XXV: Technology and Devices, 97261Q (16 March 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213110

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