@inproceedings{ca715a6b50cb4c10be599c0cdefe3bdd,
title = "Yb:Lu2SiO5 crystal: Characterization of the laser emission along the three dielectric axes",
abstract = "Yb:doped Lu2SiO5 (Lutetium orthosilicate, LSO) is an optically biaxial crystal with laser emission in the range 1000-1100 nm. It features different absorption and emission spectra for polarization along its three dielectric axes. In this work we have characterized the laser emission properties of Yb:LSO along all the three dielectric axis, evidencing differences that can be exploited in the design of ultrafast laser sources. The material was tested in a longitudinally pumped laser cavity. The laser emission efficiency was found similar along all the three dielectric axes, with slope efficiencies around 90% in most cases. Regarding the tuning range, for the most favourable polarization direction we obtained a continuously tunable emission between 993 and 1088 nm (i. e. 95 nm) peaked at 1040 nm. The tuning curves along the three dielectric axes spanned similar ranges but with relevant differences in the shape.",
keywords = "Laser Materials., Solid state lasers, Tunable lasers, Yb:LSO, Ytterbium Lasers",
author = "Guido Toci and Angela Pirri and Alena Beitlerova and Yasuhiro Shoji and Akira Yoshikawa and Jiri Hybler and Martin Nikl and Matteo Vannini",
year = "2015",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1117/12.2178604",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Joachim Hein",
booktitle = "High-Power, High-Energy, and High-Intensity Laser Technology II",
note = "High-Power, High-Energy, and High-Intensity Laser Technology II ; Conference date: 14-04-2015 Through 15-04-2015",
}