Tunable Ytterbium-Doped Solid State Laser.
Abstract
A tunable ytterbium-doped solid-state laser has a laser cavity defined a pair of mirrors, a laser medium positioned in this cavity, means for pumping the laser medium, and means for tuning the output of this laser medium to a selected wavelength within a wavelength range. The laser medium has a host material doped with enough ytterbium ions to produce a longitudinal mode laser emission when the laser medium is pumped. In a most preferred embodiment, the laser emission is frequency-doubled and tuned to a wavelength corresponding to a Fraunhoffer line in the solar spectrum. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 30, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADD015878
Entities
People
- John M. Mcmahon
- Leon Esterowitz
- Robert C. Stoneman
Organizations
- United States Department of the Navy