A review of theoretical and experimental studies of thermal effects in solid-state lasers is
presented, with a special focus on diode-pumped ytterbium-doped materials. A large part of …

After a brief examination of known insulating laser crystals and the stimulated emission
channels of their generating activator ions, this article reviews recent advances in the …

The experimental demonstration of a diode-pumped passively mode-locked femtosecond
laser based on an Yb^ 3+: CaGdAlO_4 single crystal is reported. The oscillator is directly …

We report what is believed to be the first demonstration of a high-power passively mode-
locked diode-pumped femtosecond laser based on an Yb^ 3+: CaF_2 single crystal, directly …

We report here on the efficient laser action of a new Yb-doped crystal Yb 3+: Lu 2 SiO 5 (Yb:
LSO) under high power diode-pumping (15 W). Its performances were compared to another …

Given its specific thermal characteristics, the sesquioxide crystal Lu_2O_3 is a particularly
promising laser host material. We demonstrate mode locking of a Yb: Lu_2O_3 laser by use …

After a brief examination of known insulating laser crystals and the stimulated emission
channels of their generating activator ions, this article reviews recent advances in the …

Since the beginning of the 1990s, titanium sapphire has become the crystal of choice for the
development of ultrashort laser systems producing very short and powerful pulses using the …

A diode-pumped femtosecond ytterbium laser with a host material of Y2O3 ceramics is
reported. Passive mode locking by a semiconductor saturable-absorber mirror generates 98 …

Yb: CaYAlO_4 (Yb: CYA) crystals with good optical qualities have been grown by the
Czochralski method. The detailed polarized spectral properties, including absorption and …