Charge transfer processes and ultraviolet induced absorption in Yb:YAG single crystal laser materials

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 22, 2013, Pages

  Rydberg, S ^a   Engholm, M ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER PROCESS; CHARGE TRANSFER TRANSITIONS; ENERGY TRANSFER PROCESS; EXCITATION SPECTROSCOPY; LOSS MECHANISMS; NON-LINEAR DECAY; ULTRAVIOLET-INDUCED ABSORPTION; YB-DOPED FIBER LASERS;

CHARGE TRANSFER; COLOR CENTERS; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; ENERGY TRANSFER; FIBER LASERS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; YTTERBIUM;

LASER MATERIALS PROCESSING;

EID: 84879212765     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4810858     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. M. Larionov, K. Schuhmann, J. Speiser, C. Stolzenburg, and A. Giesen, " Nonlinear Decay of the Excited State in Yb:YAG.," in Advanced Solid-State Photonics, Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2005), paper TuB49. Available at http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ASSP- 2005-TuB49
2. C. Brandt, S. T. Fredrich-Thornton, K. Petermann, and G. Huber, " Photoconductivity in Yb-doped oxides at high excitation densities.," Appl. Phys. B 102, 765-768 (2011). 10.1007/s00340-010-4369-z
3. J. Koponen, M. Söderlund, H. Hoffman, D. Kliner, and J. Koplow, " Photodarkening measurements in large mode area fibers.," Proc. SPIE 6453, 64531E (2007). 10.1117/12.712545
4. M. Engholm and L. Norin, " Preventing photodarkening in ytterbium-doped high power fiber lasers; correlation to the UV-transparency of the core glass.," Opt. Express 16, 1260-1268 (2008). 10.1364/OE.16.001260
5. M. Engholm, P. Jelger, F. Laurell, and L. Norin, " Improved photodarkening resistivity in Yb-doped fiber lasers by Cerium co-doping.," Opt. Lett. 34, 1285-1287 (2009). 10.1364/OL.34.001285
6. S. Jetschke, M. Leich, S. Unger, A. Schwuchow, and J. Kirchhof, " Influence of Tm- or Er-codoping on the photodarkening kinetics in Yb fibers.," Opt. Express 19, 14473-14478 (2011). 10.1364/OE.19.014473
7. M. Engholm and L. Norin, " Comment on "photodarkening in Yb-doped aluminosilicate fibers induced by 488 nm irradiation. "," Opt. Lett. 33, 1216 (2008). 10.1364/OL.33.001216
8. S. Yoo, C. Basu, A. Boyland, C. Sones, J. Nilsson, J. Sahu, and D. Payne, " Photodarkening in Yb-doped aluminosilicate fibers induced by 488 nm irradiation.," Opt. Lett. 32, 1626-1628 (2007). 10.1364/OL.32.001626
9. S. T. Fredrich-Thornton, " Nonlinear losses in single crystalline and ceramic Yb:YAG thin-disk lasers.," Ph.D. thesis (der Universität Hamburg, 2010).
10. M. Engholm, L. Norin, and D. Åberg, " Strong UV-absorption and visible luminescence in ytterbium-doped aluminosilicate glass under UV-excitation.," Opt. Lett. 32, 3352-3354 (2007). 10.1364/OL.32.003352
11. 3 and its effect on thin-disk lasers.," in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference and Photonic Applications Systems Technologies (Optical Society of America, 2007), p. CFJ6.
12. P. Dorenbos, " Systematic behaviour in trivalent lanthanide charge transfer energies.," J. Phys. Condens. Matter 15, 8417-8434 (2003). 10.1088/0953-8984/15/49/018
13. C. Y. Chen, G. J. Pogatshnik, Y. Chen, and M. R. Kokta, " Optical and electron paramagnetic resonance studies of Fe impurities in yttrium aluminum garnet crystals.," Phys. Rev. B 38, 8555-8561 (1988). 10.1103/PhysRevB.38. 8555
14. Y. Dong, J. Xu, G. Zhou, G. Zhao, L. Su, X. Xu, H. Li, J. Si, X. Qian, X. Li, and J. Shen, " Color centers in Yb:YAG crystals grown by temperature-gradient techniques.," Phys. Status Solidi A 203, 2496-2500 (2006). 10.1002/pssa.200521223
15. D. Fagundes-Peters, N. Martynyuk, K. Lunstedt, V. Peters, K. Petermann, G. Huber, S. Basun, V. Laguta, and A. Hofstaetter, " High quantum efficiency YbAG-crystals.," J. Lumin. 125, 238-247 (2007). 10.1016/j.jlumin.2006.08.035
16. 3+ in oxides.," J. Solid State Chem. 4, 52-54 (1972). 10.1016/0022-4596(72)90131-4
17. 3+," J. Lumin. 91, 177-193 (2000). 10.1016/S0022-2313(00)00214-3
18. 3+ in garnet lattices.," J. Lumin. 60-61, 237-240 (1994). 10.1016/0022-2313(94)90139-2
19. 3," J. Lumin. 87-89, 1049-1051 (2000). 10.1016/S0022-2313(99) 00535-9
20. Y. M. Zakharko, A. Luchechko, S. Ubizskii, I. Syvorotka, N. Martynyuk, and I. Syvorotka, " The recombination channels of luminescence excitation in YAG:Yb single crystalline films.," Radiat. Meas. 42, 843-846 (2007). 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.02.036
21. D. P. Devor, R. C. Pastor, and L. G. DeShazer, " Hydroxyl impurity effects in YAG.," J. Chem. Phys. 81, 4104-4119 (1984). 10.1063/1.448156
22. M. Springis, A. Pujats, and J. Valbis, " Polarization of luminescence of colour centres in YAG crystals.," J. Phys. Condens. Matter 3, 5457-5461 (1991). 10.1088/0953-8984/3/28/021
23. J. Devreese, " Polarons.," in Encyclopedia of Applied Physics (VCH, 1996), Vol. 14, pp. 383-409.
24. A. A. Rybaltovsky, S. S. Aleshkina, M. E. Likhachev, M. M. Bubnov, A. A. Umnikov, M. V. Yashkov, A. N. Gur'yanov, and E. M. Dianov, " Luminescence and photoinduced absorption in ytterbium-doped optical fibres.," Quantum Electron. 41, 1073-1079 (2011). 10.1070/QE2011v041n12ABEH014746
25. S. Rydberg and M. Engholm, " Experimental evidence for the formation of divalent ytterbium in the photodarkening process of Yb-doped fiber lasers.," Opt. Express 21, 6681-6688 (2013). 10.1364/OE.21.006681