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Efficient, diode-pumped, high-power (> 300W) cryogenic Yb: YLF laser with broad-tunability (995-1020.5 nm): investigation of E//a-axis for lasing

Demirbas et al., 2019

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14880384087297338118
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Demirbas U
Cankaya H
Thesinga J
Kärtner F
Pergament M
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We present, what is to our knowledge, the first detailed lasing investigation of cryogenic Yb: YLF gain media in the E//a-axis. Compared to the usually employed E//c-axis, the a-axis of Yb: YLF provides a much broader and smooth gain profile, but this comes at the expense of …
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