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(%0(%9%5:00pmRegistrationLosRiosFoyerMonday,February3,2003TimeEvent7:00am-5:00pmRegistrationLosRiosFoyer7:00am-7:50amContinentalBreakfast7:50am-8:00amOpeningRemarksRegencyEastBallroom8:00am-10:00amMA:MID-IR-SourcesRegencyEastBallroom10:00am-11:00amMB:PosterSession:IandCoffeeBreakRioGrandeBallroom11:00am-12:30pmMC:SourcesforRemoteSensingRegencyEastBallroom12:30pm-2:00pmLunchBreak(OnYourOwn)2:00pm-4:00pmMD:FiberSystemsRegencyEastBallroom4:00pm-4:30pmCoffeeBreakRioGrandeBallroom4:30pm-6:00pmME:PostdeadlineSessionRegencyEastBallroomTuesday,February4,2003TimeEvent7:00am-12:30pmRegistrationLosRiosFoyer8:00am-10:00amTuA:FemtosecondOscillatorsRegencyEastBallroom10:00am-11:00amTuB:PosterSession:IIRioGrandeBallroom11:00am-12:30pTuC:Materials(Pg.
17)RegencyEastBallroom12:30pm-7:00pmLunch(OnYourOwn)FREEAFTERNOON7:00pm-10:00pmConferenceBanquetRegencyEastBallroomWednesday,February5,2003TimeEvent7:00am-5:00pmRegistrationLosRiosFoyer8:00am-9:45amWA:Ultra-HighPowerLasersRegencyEastBallroom9:45am-10:45amWB:PosterSession:IIIRioGrandeBallroom10:45am-12:30pmWC:UVandBlueSourcesRegencyEastBallroom12:30pm-2:00pmLunchBreak(OnYourOwn)2:00pm-3:15pmWD:NovelSourcesRegencyEastBallroom3:15pm-3:45pmCoffeeBreakRioGrandeBallroom3:45pm-6:15pmWE:1mmLasersRegencyEastBallroom2003AdvancedSolid-StatePhotonicsAdvancedProgramAgendaandAbstractsFebruary2–5,2003HyattRegencySanAntonio,Texas,USASunday,February2,20033:00pm-5:00pmRegistrationLosRiosFoyerMonday,February3,20037:00am-5:00pmRegistrationLosRiosFoyer7:00am-7:50amContinentalBreakfast7:50am-8:00amOpeningRemarksRegencyEastBallroom8:00am-10:00amMA:MID-IR-Sources(Pg.
3)RegencyEastBallroom10:00am-11:00amMB:PosterSession:I(Pg.
5)andCoffeeBreakRioGrandeBallroom11:00am-12:30pmMC:SourcesforRemoteSensing(Pg.
8)RegencyEastBallroom12:30pm-2:00pmLunchBreak(OnYourOwn)2:00pm-4:00pmMD:FiberSystems(Pg.
9)RegencyEastBallroom4:00pm-4:30pmCoffeeBreakRioGrandeBallroom4:30pm-6:00pmME:PostdeadlineSession(Pg.
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11)RegencyEastBallroom10:00am-11:00amTuB:PosterSession:II(Pg.
13)RioGrandeBallroom11:00am-12:30pmTuC:Materials(Pg.
17)RegencyEastBallroom12:30pm-7:00pmLunch(OnYourOwn)FREEAFTERNOON7:00pm-10:00pmConferenceBanquetRegencyEastBallroomWednesday,February5,20037:30pm-5:00pmRegistrationLosRiosFoyer7:00am-8:00amContinentalBreakfast8:00am-9:45amWA:Ultra-HighPowerLasers(Pg.
19)RegencyEastBallroom9:45am-10:45amWB:PosterSession:III(Pg.
20)RioGrandeBallroom10:45am-12:30pmWC:UVandBlueSources(Pg.
24)RegencyEastBallroom12:30pm-2:00pmLunchBreak(OnYourOwn)2:00pm-3:15pmWD:NovelSources(Pg.
25)RegencyEastBallroom3:15pm-3:45pmCoffeeBreakRioGrandeBallroom3:45pm-6:15pmWE:1mmLasers(Pg.
26)RegencyEastBallroomSundayFebruary2,2003LosRiosFoyer3:00pm–5:00pmRegistrationMondayFebruary3,2003LosRiosFoyer7:00am–5:00pmRegistration7:00am–7:50amContinentalBreakfastRegencyEastBallroom7:50am–8:00amGeneralChair'sOpeningRemarksMartinE.
Fermann,IMRAAmerica,USARegencyEastBallroom8:00am–10:00amMAMID-IR-SourcesDennisLowenthal,AculightCorp.
,Edmonds,WA,USA,PresiderMA18:00amEyesafeerbiumglassmicro-laser,W.
Trussell,V.
King,A.
Hays,A.
Hutchinson,U.
S.
ArmyCECOM,RDEC,FortBelvoir,VA,USA;S.
Hamlin,MegaWattLasers,HiltonHeadIsland,SC,USA.
Wehavedevelopedaneyesafemicro-laserproducingpulseswith50kilowattsofpeakpoweratupto20Hertz.
Thisdevicehasavolumeoflessthantwocubiccentimetersandoperatesfromasinglebattery.
MA28:15amTunableCWEr:YLFdiode-pumpedlaser,A.
Dergachev,P.
Moulton,Q-Peak,Inc.
,Bedford,MA,USA.
Wereporta4-W,2810-nm,diode-pumped,cwEr:YLFlaser,tothebestofourknowledgethehighestpowerachievedforacw3-umEr-laser.
Thelaserwastunedon11differentlinesinthe2720-2840-nmregion.
3MA38:30am250mWcontinuous-waveoutputfromEr,Yb:YCOBlaserat1.
5m,P.
Burns,J.
Dawes,P.
Dekker,J.
Piper,MacquarieUniversity,Sydney,Australia;H.
Jiang,J.
Wang,ShandongUniversity,Jinan,China.
250mWcontinuous-wavelaseroutputisdemonstratedintheEr,Yb:YCOBhostinanhemisphericalcavitywith22%slopeefficiency.
Laseroutputhasalsobeenobservedinaflat-flatandmicrochipcavityconfigurations.
MA48:45amImprovingthebeamqualityofMid-IROPOsusinganunstableresonator,M.
Bohn,W.
Riede,G.
Renz,DLR,Vaihingen,Germany.
Wereporta400%improvementinthebeamqualityofaNd:YAG(0.
5Joule)pumpedLiNbO3mid-IROPOusinganunstableresonator.
Thebeamquality,M2,wasimprovedfrom12.
5to3.
MA59:00amAmplifier-enhancedopticalparametricoscillatorasstableandtunablemid-IRsource,I.
Zotova,UniversityofArkansas,Fayetteville,AR,USA;X.
Mu,Y.
Ding,LehighUniversity,Bethlehem,PA,USA;J.
Khurgin,JohnsHopkinsUniversity,Baltimore,MD,USA.
Wehavedemonstratedthatthethresholdforanopticalparametricoscillatorbasedinperiodically-poledLiNbO3asastableandtunablemid-IRsourceissignificantlyreducedbyusinganopticalamplifierinthesamecavity.
MA69:15amAhighpower,line-narroweddoublyresonantZGPOPO,S.
Setzler,P.
Schunemann,T.
Pollak,BAESYSTEMS,Nashua,NH,USA.
WereportahighpowerZnGeP2opticalparameticoscillatorseededbya3.
39mmHeNelaser.
TheOPOisconfiguredasaringforeasyseeding.
Optimalline-narrowingisobtainedwhentheOPOisnoncollinearlyphasematched.
MA79:30amUltra-efficientHo:YAGlaserend-pumpedbyacladding-pumpedTm-dopedsilicafibrelaser,A.
Abdolvand,D.
Shen,L.
Cooper,R.
Williams,W.
Clarkson,OptoelectronicsResearchCentre,Southampton,UnitedKingdom.
WereportaHo:YAGlaserwith5.
2WofTEMoooutputat2097nmatroom-temperatureandwithaslopeefficiencywithrespecttoincidentpumppowerof80%,pumpedbyaTm-dopedsilicafibrelaser.
MA89:45amHigh-powerandQ-switchedCr:ZnSelasers,W.
Alford,G.
Wagner,J.
Keene,T.
Carrig,CoherentTechnologies,Inc.
,Lafayette,CO,USA.
Wehavedemonstratedoutputpowerinexcessof7Watawavelengthof~2.
5mfromaCr:ZnSelaserpumpedbyadiode-pumpedTm:YAlO3laser.
WehavealsoobtainedthefirstQ-switchedpulsesfromaCr:ZnSelaser.
4RioGrandeBallroom10:00am–11:00amCoffeeBreakMBPosterSession:IMB1FMtoAMconversionissuewithinaregenerativeamplifier,J.
Luce,G.
Deschaseaux,H.
Coic,A.
Jolly,L.
Videau,CEA,LeBarp,France.
TheFMtoAMconversionissuesinsidediodepumpedNd:glassregenerativeamplifiersarereported.
Wedescribethemainissuesinthereductionofoutputmodulationswithinjectionbyaphasemodulated-singlemodesource.
MB2StateoftheartofahighlymultiplexednewsourceforparallelLIL-LMJfusionlasers,A.
Jolly,J.
Gleyze,J.
Luce,H.
Coic,G.
Deschaseaux,CEA,LeBarp,France.
AnewlasersystemiscurrentlydesignedfortheLIL-LMJfusionlasers.
Thissystemmakesuseofbulkopticsandcanprovideimprovedperformanceandhigherreliability.
Itiscomparedwiththefirst"fullyfibered"designonLIL.
MB3Generationof50mJ,1Hzsub-picosecondpulsesbasedondiode-pumpedNd:Glassregenerativeamplifier,X.
Ribeyre,J.
Luce,L.
Videau,C.
Rouyer,CEACESTA,LeBarp,France;M.
Mullot,R.
Mercier,IOTA,Orsay,France.
Wehavebuiltadiode-pumpedNd:Glassregenerativeamplifierbasedontheuseofaphasemirrorandaddinganintracavitybirefringentfiltrer.
Energieupto50mJhavebeenobtainedin540fspulseat1Hzrepetitionrate.
MB4Self-stimulating,transverselydiode-pumpedNd3+:PbWO4yellowlaser,A.
Hamano,Y.
Usuki,FURUKAWACO.
,LTD.
,Tsukuba,Japan;T.
Omatsu,ChibaUniversity,Chiba,Japan.
Wepresentacompactdiode-pumped,self-generating,activelyQ-switchedNd3+:PbWO4yellowlaser.
Theyellowlaseroutputenergyof6Jwasobtainedatthediodeenergyof34mJ.
Pulsewidthoftheyellowoutputwas15ns.
MB5EfficientlaserperformanceofNd:GdVO4crystalsgrownbythefloatingzonemethod,T.
Ogawa,S.
Wada,RIKEN,Saitama,Japan;H.
Machida,NECTokinCorporation,Tsukuba,Japan;T.
Shonai,M.
Higuchi,K.
Kodaira,HokkaidoUniversity,Sapporo,Japan.
Usinga2at.
%Nd-dopedGdVO4crystalgrownbythefloatingzonemethod,theslopeefficiencyof75%wasachievedwithpumpingat879nm.
Wealsodemonstratedtwotypesofcrystalgrowth,whichconvenientlyprovidesc-anda-cutcrystalsforpracticaluse.
5MB6CWNd:YLFlasersforcoldatomopticalclocks,Y.
Louyer,P.
Juncar,M.
Himbert,BNM-INM,CNAM,Paris,France;M.
Plimmer,BNM-INM,CNAM,Paris,France;F.
Balembois,P.
Georges,Institutd'OptiqueThéoriqueetAppliquée,Orsay,France.
Wedescribesingle-frequencyoperationofdiode-pumpedNd:YLFlasersaround1.
3m.
Theirharmonicsaredestinedforlasercoolingofatomicsilver,andinterrogationofclocktransitionsinsilverandcalcium.
MB7DispersivetuningandperformanceofapulsedNd:YAGlaser,N.
Barnes,LangleyResearchCenter,Hampton,VA,USA;B.
Walsh,R.
Davis,NASALangleyResearchCenter,Hampton,VA,USA.
AflashlamppumpedNd:YAGlaserwastunedto12lasertransitionsfrom1.
052–1.
356musingadispersiveresonator.
Experimentalresultsforthresholdandslopeefficiencyagreequitewellwithamodelthatutilizesspectroscopicallymeasuredparameters.
MB8Thesolid-stateheatcapacitylaser:crystals,M.
Randles,NorthropGrummanPoly-Scientific,Charlotte,NC,USA.
Progressisreportedonthegrowthofhigh-qualityNd-dopedGadoliniumGalliumGarnet(GGG)lasercrystalswithadiameterof6.
3inches(16cm)fortheSSHCL.
InadditionCobalt-dopedGGGwasgrownasanimprovedparasiticabsorberforedgecladding.
MB9Thermal-inducedtwo-photonabsorptionreductionofLi2B4O7forthehigh-pulse-energyscalingofthefourthharmonicgenerationofNd:YAGlaser,G.
Masada,H.
Shiraishi,I.
Sekine,MitsubishiMaterialsCorporation(MMC),Naka,Ibaraki,Japan;Y.
Suzuki,S.
Ono,N.
Sarukura,InstituteofMolecularScience(IMS),Okazaki,Aichi,Japan.
Thermal-inducedtwo-photon-absorptionreductionisfoundfortheLi2B4O7.
Byraisingthetemperatureupto100degrees,33%increaseofthefourthharmonicofNd:YAGlaserupto0.
43-Jareachievedat10-Hzrepetitionrate.
MB10QuadruplepassamplifierforaQ-switched0.
946mlaser,T.
Axenson,Science&Technology;TechnologyCorporation,Hampton,VA,USA;N.
Barnes,D.
Reichle,NASALangleyResearchCenter,Hampton,VA,USA.
Aninnovativeapproach–quadruplepassinganend-pumpedamplifier–hasproducedanunprecedentedsmallsignalgainof3.
3at0.
946minNd:GYAG.
6MB11Efficientfrequencyextensionofadiode-side-pumpedNd:YAGlaserbyintracavitySRSincrystallinematerials,H.
Ogilvy,H.
Pask,J.
Piper,MacquarieUniversity,Sydney,Australia;T.
Omatsu,ChibaUniversity,Chiba,Japan.
Efficientfrequencyextensionofadiode-side-pumped,Q-switched1064nmNd:YAGlasergenerating~5Wat5kHzhasbeendemonstratedbywayofintracavitySRSincrystallineBa(NO3)2(1197nm),KGd(WO4)2(1158nmand/or1177nm),LiIO3(1156nm)andPbWO4(1170nm).
MB12Nearquantum-defectslopeefficiencylaseroperationinNd:YVO4underdirectpumpingintotheemittinglevel,Y.
Sato,N.
Pavel,T.
Taira,InstituteforMolecularScience,Okazaki,Japan;V.
Lupei,Solid-StateQuantumElectronicsLab.
,Bucharest,Romania.
One-microncontinuous-wavelaseremissionwith80%slopeefficiency(0.
79input-to-outputefficiency)underTi:Sapphireand75%slopeefficiencyunderdiodelaserpumpingat880nmintotheemittinglevelisdemonstratedina1.
0-at.
%Nd:YVO4medium.
MB13InterferometricstudyofrefractiveindexchangesinNd:YAGlasercrystalsunderintensivepumpingduetoNd3+-ionexcitation,O.
Antipov,O.
Eremeykin,RussianAcademyofScience,NizhnyNovgorod,RussianFederation;A.
Savikin,D.
Bredikhin,M.
Kuznetsov,NizhnyNovgorodStateUniversity,NizhnyNovgorod,RussianFederation.
RefractiveindexchangesinanNd:YAGcrystalunderintensivepumpingwerestudiedusingapolarizationinterferometer.
Anelectronicindexchangewasmeasuredtobehighinthecrystalunderdiode-stackpumping.
Theelectroniccomponentincreaseddramaticallyunderadditionalfourth-harmonicpumping.
MB14100-picosecondRamanmicrochiplaser,A.
Demidovich,P.
Apanasevich,L.
Batay,A.
Grabchikov,V.
Lisinetskii,V.
Orlovich,NationalAcademyofSciencesofBelarus,Minsk,Belarus;A.
Kuzmin,SUNY,UniversityatBuffalo,Buffalo,NY,USA;O.
Kuzmin,STCFIRN,Krasnodar,RussianFederation;M.
Danailov,LaserLabSincrotrone-Trieste,Trieste,Italy;W.
Kiefer,UniversittWürzburg,Würzburg,Germany.
LasercharacteristicsofsubnanosecondpulsedoperationofRamanmicrochiplasershavebeeninvestigated.
ThepulsedurationobtainedattheStokeswavelength1196nmwasasshortas98ps.
Opticalconversionefficiencyof8%totheStokespowerhasreached.
MB15Paperwithdrawn.
MB16UseofslabsinFaradayisolatorsandFaradaymirrorsforradiationwithaveragepowerupto10kW,E.
Khazanov,InstituteofAppliedPhysics,N.
Novgorod,RussianFederation.
AnalyticallywehaveobtaineddependencesofthermallyinduceddepolarizationinFaradaydevicesonradiationpowerandonslabaspectratio.
TheuseofslabsinsteadofrodsenablesthecreationofvariousFaradaydevicesoperatingatmultikilowattpower.
7MB17Characterisationandcorrectionofradiationfrommicro-lensedstackedlaserdiodebars,J.
Monjardin,K.
Nowak,A.
Holdsworth,H.
Baker,D.
Hall,HeriotWattUniversity,Edinburgh,UnitedKingdom.
Wavefrontsensinghasbeenusedtocharacterisefastaxispointingerrorsandmicro-lensaberrationsinlaserdiodestacks.
Phaseplatecorrectionhasbeenimplementedtoincreasethebeambrightnessbyfactorsof5-10.
MB18Fiber-coupledhighbrightness,highpowerdiodelaserforsolid-statelaserpumpingandmaterialprocessing,B.
Ehlers,S.
Heinemann,FraunhoferUSA,CenterforLaserTechnology,Plymouth,MI,USA.
Afiber-coupleddiodelasersystemdelivers250Woutofa600mirometerfiber.
Itincorporatesanopticthatchangestheoblonglasermodedistributionintoasymmetricbeam.
Polarization-multiplexingandbeaminterleavingareexploited.
Initialfiber-laserpumpingresultsareincluded.
MB19Predictionandmeasurementsofthermo-mechanicalandthermo-opticalparametersforhighpowersolidstatelasers,B.
Viana,R.
Gaumé,D.
Vivien,LCAES-ENSCP,Paris,France;D.
Fournier,J.
Roger,Laboratoired'OptiquePhysique,Paris,France.
Thermo-mechanicalparameterssuchasthermalconductivity,thermalexpansioncoefficientanddn/dThavebeencalculatedandexperimentallydeterminedforvariouslasermaterials.
VariationofthethermalconductivitywithYbdopantisinvestigated.
MB20StudiesofenergystorageandpulseamplificationinalargecoreNd:YAGdiodepumpedplanarwaveguidelaser,J.
Xu,J.
Lee,H.
Baker,D.
Hall,HeriotWattUniversity,Edinburgh,UnitedKingdom.
WereporttheuseofanNd:YAGplanarwaveguidestructureasthegainmediuminaQ-switchedoscillator,andseparatelyasapoweramplifierinaMOPAsystemproducinghighbrightnessoutputbeamsatpowerlevelsof~200W.
RegencyEastBallroom11:00am–12:30pmMCSourcesforRemoteSensingJamesBarnes,LangleyResearchCenter,Hampton,VA,USA,PresiderMC111:00amINVITEDSpace-basedearthobservationsin21stcentury,G.
Asrar,NASA,Washington,DC,USA.
NASA'sEarthScienceEnterprisehastheleadroleinfulfillingthefirstelementoftheAgency'sthreepartmissionstatement;"ToUnderstandandProtectOurHomePlanet"Weendeavortoaccomplishthisbydevelopingascientificunderstandingofthe"EarthSystem"anditsresponsetonaturalandhuman-inducedchangestoenableimprovedpredictionofclimate,weather,andnaturalhazards.
8MC211:30amSpace-basedlaserdesign,F.
Hovis,G.
Witt,E.
Sullivan,K.
Andes,B.
Suliga,K.
Le,E.
Fakhoury,M.
Fromm,Fibertek,Inc.
,Herndon,VA,USA.
Space-basedmissionsimposeauniquesetofrequirementsonlaserdesigns.
WewilldiscussasetofguidelineswedevelopedduringthedesignofthelasertransmitterfortheCALIPSOaerosollidarmission.
MC311:45amMulti-lineDoppler/DIALlaserradartransmitterbasedonanOPOwithhighidlerabsorption,S.
Christensen,J.
Alford,J.
Marquardt,I.
McKinnie,T.
Carrig,CoherentTechnologiesInc.
,Lafayette,CO,USA;P.
Schlup,UniversityofOtago,Dunedin,NewZealand;W.
Bach,U.
S.
ArmyResearchOffice,ResearchTrianglePark,NC,USA.
Wehavedevelopedanovelmultilineinfraredlaserfordual-modecoherent/direct-detectionDoppler/DIALmeasurementsofwindvelocityand3-Daerosolandchemicalconcentration.
2.
02mand3.
4-3.
6mtunableoutputaregeneratedbyahighlyefficientTm:LuAG-pumpedPPLNOPOdespitehighidlerabsorption.
MC412:00pmAcontinuous-waveopticalparametricoscillatorformidinfraredtracegasdetection,F.
Mueller,A.
Popp,F.
Kuehnemann,InstituteofAppliedPhysics,Bonn,Germany;S.
Schiller,InstituteofExperimentalPhysics,Duesseldorf,Germany.
Wepresentacontinuous-wave,pump-resonant,singly-resonantopticalparametricoscillatorinalineardual-cavitydesignwhichisappliedforphotoacoustictracegasdetectionbetween2.
35and3.
75m.
Anethanedetectionlimitof110pptisachieved.
MC512:15pmCoherentmid-IRwavetunableintherangeof15-28mminCdSe,W.
Shi,Y.
Ding,LehighUniversity,Bethlehem,PA,USA.
Wehaveachievedcoherentradiationcontinuouslytunableintherangeof15-28mmbasedontype-IIphase-matchedandnon-phase-matcheddifference-frequencygenerationinCdSe.
12:30pm–2:00pmLunchBreak(onyourown)RegencyEastBallroom2:00pm–4:00pmMDFiberSystemsJohanNilsson,Univ.
ofSouthampton,Southampton,UnitedKingdom,Presider.
9MD12:00pmINVITEDGenerationandwavelengthconversionoflaserlightinphotoniccrystalfibres,P.
Russell,J.
Knight,F.
Benabid,G.
Bouwmans,G.
Antonopoulos,W.
Reeves,W.
Wadsworth,UniversityofBath,Bath,Avon,UnitedKingdom.
Byofferinggreatlyenhancedcontroloflightcomparedtoconventionalstep-indexstructures,photoniccrystalfibresareradicallyimprovingtheperformanceofnonlinearfibredevices,includinggas-Ramancells,super-continuumgenerators,solitonsystemsandcladding-pumpedlasers.
MD22:30pmFemtosecondfiber-feedbackOPOwith18WaveragepowerbasedonperiodicallypoledstoichiometricLiTaO3,T.
Südmeyer,E.
Innerhofer,F.
Brunner,R.
Paschotta,U.
Keller,InstituteofQuantumElectronics,SwissFederalInstituteofTechnology(ETH),Zürich,Switzerland;T.
Usami,H.
Ito,RIEC,TohokuUniversity,Sendai,Japan;M.
Nakamura,K.
Kitamura,NationalInstituteforMaterialsScience,Tsukuba,Japan;D.
Hanna,OptoelectronicsResearchCentre,UniversityofSouthampton,Southampton,UnitedKingdom.
Wedemonstrateasynchronouslypumpedhigh-gainOPOwithfeedbackthroughafiber,usinganYb:YAGthindisklaseraspumpsource.
Weobtained18Waveragesignalpoweratawavelengthof1.
45min900-fspulses.
MD32:45pm938nmNd-dopedhighpowercladdingpumpedfiberamplifier,J.
Dawson,R.
Beach,A.
Drobshoff,Z.
Liao,D.
Pennington,S.
Payne,LawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratory,Livermore,CA;L.
Taylor,W.
Hackenberg,D.
Bonaccini,EuropeanSouthernObservatory,Garching-bei-Muenchen,Germany.
2.
1Wof938nmlighthasbeenproducedinanNd3+dopedfiberamplifier.
Wavelengthdependentlossescanbeemployedtominimize1088nmamplifiedspontaneousemissiongivingtheopticalfiberadistinctadvantageoverbulkmedia.
MD43:00pmScalablecoherentbeamcombiningoffiberlasers,A.
Shirakawa,T.
Sekiguchi,K.
Ueda,UniversityofElectro-Communications,Chofu,Tokyo,Japan.
CoherentadditionofNfiberlasersusingfibercouplershasbeeninvestigatedforN=2,4,and8.
AsNincreases,higheradditionefficiencycanbeobtainedduetosuppressionofsidebandsbylineshapenarrowing.
MD53:15pmFullyfiberintegrated,4WcontinuumsourcebasedonholeyfiberandseededYbpump,A.
Avdokhin,S.
Popov,M.
Solodyankin,R.
Taylor,ImperialCollege,London,UnitedKingdom;A.
Avdokhin,M.
Solodyankin,NTOIRE-Polus,Fryazino,RussianFederation.
Wereportonfullyfibreintegrated,whitelightsourcewith4.
1Waveragepowerand200-280nmwidth.
SinglepassRamancontinuumgenerationintheholeyfibresplicedtosinglemodefibreisemployed.
Thespliceshandleupto10.
5Waveragepower.
10MD63:30pmHighpowersupercontinuumgenerationbasedonfemtosecondfiberamplifier,T.
Schreiber,J.
Limpert,H.
Zellmer,A.
Tünnermann,InstituteofAppliedPhysics,Jena,Germany;K.
P.
Hansen,CrystalFibreA/S,Birkerod,Denmark.
Wereportonthewatt-levelaveragepower,flatsupercontinuumgeneration(500nmto>1800nm)indifferentair-silicamicrostructeredfibersusingacompactsingle-modeytterbium-dopedfemtosecondfiberamplifierat1060nmwavelength.
Theexperimentalresultsareconfirmedbynumericalsimulations.
MD73:45pmSelf-compressioneffectsandRamansolitongenerationinaphotoniccrystalfiberseededbya100-fs-pulseddiode–pumpedYb-dopedoscillator,F.
Druon,N.
Sanner,G.
Lucas-Leclin,P.
Georges,LaboratoireCharlesFabrydel'Institutd'Optique,Orsay,France;J.
Dudley,UniversitédeFranche-Comté,Besanon,France.
Wedemonstratetheuseofaphotoniccrystalfiberfornonlinearpulsecompressionofpulsesfromadiode-pumpedytterbiumlaser.
Abroadtunabilityfrom1to1.
3-mforsub-75-fspulsesisalsoreported.
RioGrandeBallroom4:00pm–4:30pmCoffeeBreakRegencyEastBallroom4:30pm–6:00pmMEPostdeadlineSessionTuesdayFebruary4,2003LosRiosFoyer7:30am–12:30pmRegistration7:00am–8:00amContinentalBreakfastRegencyEastBallroom8:00am–10:00amTuAFemtosecondOscillatorsFranzKrtner,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,Cambridge,MA,USA,Presider.
11TuA18:00amSub-50-fspulseswith24-Waveragepowerfromapassivelymode-lockedthindiskYb:YAGlaserwithnonlinearfibercompression,F.
Brunner,T.
Südmeyer,E.
Innerhofer,R.
Paschotta,U.
Keller,InstituteofQuantumElectronics,SwissFederalInstituteofTechnology(ETH),Zurich,Switzerland;K.
Furusawa,J.
Baggett,T.
Monro,D.
Richardson,OptoelectronicsResearchCentre,UniversityofSouthampton,Southampton,UnitedKingdom.
Bycombiningapassivelymode-lockedhigh-powerlaserwithalargemodeareaholeyfiberfornonlinearcompression,wegeneratedsub-50-fspulseswith24-Waveragepower.
Theoutputbeamisdiffraction-limitedandlinearlypolarized.
TuA28:15amTuningofcompactfemtosecondCr:LiSAFlasersausingnovelbirefringentfilterdesign,B.
Stormont,I.
Cormack,A.
Kemp,B.
Agate,T.
Brown,W.
Sibbett,UniversityofSt.
Andrews,St.
Andrews,UnitedKingdom;R.
Szipocs,R&DLézer-OptikaBt,Budapest,Hungary.
Smoothtuningover30nmisdemonstratedbyacompactprismlessfemtosecondCr:LiSAFlaserusingbroadbandnegativelydispersivemirrorsandaspeciallydesignedbirefringentfilter.
150fspulsesaregeneratedwithanelectrical-to-opticalefficiencyexceeding1%.
TuA38:30amTunablepulse-generatingsourcesat1.
5mwith10-160GHzrepetitionrate,S.
Lecomte,R.
Paschotta,U.
Keller,ETH,Zürich,Switzerland;L.
Krainer,G.
Spühler,K.
Weingarten,GigaTeraInc.
,Dietikon,Switzerland.
Wedescribetwoapproachestogeneratehighrepetitionratepulsetrainsat1.
5m:thedirectapproachwithapassivelymode-lockedEr:Yb:glasslaserandtheindirectapproachwithanopticalparametricoscillator,pumpedwitha1-mpassivelymode-lockedNd:YVO4laser.
TuA48:45amDirectlydiode-pumpedfemtosecondCr4+:YAGlaser,S.
Naumov,E.
Sorokin,I.
Sorokina,TUVienna,PhotonicsInst.
,Vienna,Austria.
Wereportdirectlydiode-pumpedself-startingmode-lockedCr4+:YAGlaserwiththeInGaAs-InPsemiconductorsaturableabsorbermirror(SESAM),generating62fstransform-limitedpulses.
TuA59:00amAll-opticalactivemode-lockingofaps-Nd:YVO4-laser,W.
Seitz,R.
Ell,U.
Morgner,UniversityofKarlsruhe(TH),Karlsruhe,Germany;T.
Schibli,F.
Krtner,MIT,Cambridge,MA,USA;M.
Lederer,AustralianNationalUniversity,Canberra,Australia.
Wepresentanall-opticalactivemode-lockingschemeappliedtoaNd:YVO4-laser.
Opticallymodulatingthereflectivityofanintracavitysemiconductormirrorleadstopulsewidthsbetween6and20psdependingonthecarrierrecombinationtime.
TuA69:15amGenerationof2-nJpulsesfromafemtosecondYbfiberlaser,H.
Lim,F.
Ilday,F.
Wise,CornellUniversity,Ithaca,NY,USA.
WereportaYbfiberlaserthatgenerates100-fspulseswith2.
2nJenergy.
Thelaseralsoproducespulsesasshortas52fs.
Thesearethehighest-energyandshortestpulsesproducedbyaYbfiberlaser.
12TuA79:30amHighly-efficientmode-lockingoftheYb:Sc2O3laser,P.
Klopp,U.
Griebner,V.
Petrov,Max-Born-Institute,Berlin,Germany;K.
Petermann,V.
Peters,UniversityofHamburg,Hamburg,Germany.
Mode-lockingoftheYb:Sc2O3laserwithasaturableabsorbermirrorisdemonstrated.
Thepumpefficiencyreached47%inthepicosecondregimeandwithdispersioncompensationpulsesasshortas230fswereobtainedat1044.
5nm.
TuA89:45amDiode-pumped100-fslasersbasedonanewapatite-structurecrystal:Yb3+:SrY4(SiO4)3O,P.
Raybaut,F.
Druon,S.
Chénais,F.
Balembois,P.
Georges,LaboratoireCharlesFabrydel'Institutd'Optique,Orsay,France;R.
Gaumé,B.
Viana,D.
Vivien,LaboratoiredeChimieAppliquéedel'EtatSolide,Paris,France;S.
Dhellemmes,V.
Ortiz,C.
Larat,THALESResearchandTechnology,Orsay,France.
Wedemonstratedsub-100-fslasersbasedonanYb-dopedapatitecrystalcalledYb:SYS(Yb3+:SrY4(SiO4)3O).
94-fspulseshavebeenobtainedat1070nmwithanaveragepowerof110mW.
WealsodiscussedthefirstresultsobtainedwithanYb:SYSregenerativeamplifier.
RioGrandeBallroom10:00am–11:00amCoffeeBreakTuBPosterSession:IITuB1SpectralbroadeningandshiftofthefewopticalcyclepulsesinCr4+:YAGlaser,V.
Kalashnikov,S.
Naumov,E.
Sorokin,I.
Sorokina,InstitutfuerPhotonik,Vienna,Austria.
SpectralcharacteristicsofthefewopticalcyclepulsesinCr4+:YAGlaserwereinvestigatedbothexperimentallyandtheoretically.
Spectralextra-broadening(upto400nm)andred-shift(upto100nm)wereobservedandexplained.
TuB2Studyonadiode-pumpedYb:Y2O3ceramiclaser,J.
Kong,D.
Tang,D.
Shen,NanyangTechnologicalUniversity,Singapore,Singapore;J.
Lu,K.
Takaichi,T.
Uematsu,K.
Ueda,InstituteforLaserScience,UniversityofElectro-Communications,Chofu,Japan;H.
Yagi,T.
Yanagitani,TakumaWorks,KonoshimaChemicalCo.
,Ltd,Kagawa,Japan;A.
Kaminskii,InstituteofCrystallography,RussianAcademyofSciences,Moscow,RussianFederation.
WereportonapolycrystallineYb:Y2O3ceramiclaseranditsrandomwavelengthemissioncharacteristic.
PassiveQ-switchingbyusingaGaAssaturableabsorbertheQ-Switchedpulsehasalsobeenachievedinthelaser.
13TuB3CWYb:YSOdiodepumpedlaseremittingat1003.
4nmfortherealizationofastablefrequencystandard,M.
Jacquemet,F.
Balembois,S.
Chénais,F.
Druon,P.
Georges,LaboratoireCharlesFabrydel'Institutd'Optique,Orsay,France;R.
Gaumé,B.
Viana,D.
Vivien,LaboratoiredeChimieAppliquéedel'EtatSolide,Paris,France;B.
Ferrand,LETI/DOPT/CEA-G,Grenoble,France.
Laseremissionat1003.
4nmwithanytterbiumdopedcrystal(Yb:YSO)isreportedforthefirsttimebyusinganewdiodepumpingscheme.
Apowerof16mWat1003.
4nmwasobtained.
TuB4Efficientself-frequencyRamanconversioninapassivelyQ-switcheddiode-pumpedYb:KGd(WO4)2laser,N.
Kuleshov,V.
Kisel,V.
Shcherbitsky,InternationalLaserCenter,Minsk,Belarus.
Self-frequencyRamanconversioninYb:KGd(WO4)2laserwasdemonstratedwithconversionefficiencyashighas40%.
Theoutputpulseswithenergyof8.
2Jasshortas0.
7nswithrepetitionrateof13.
3kHzhavebeenobtainedat1145nm.
TuB5Paperwithdrawn.
TuB6CWandQ-switchedoperationofend-pumpedthin-rodYb:YAGlasers,S.
Kawato,S.
Takasaki,M.
Fukuda,T.
Kobayashi,FukuiUniversity,Fukui,Japan.
Adiode-end-pumpedthin-rodYb:YAGlaserhasbeendevelopedforCWandQ-switchedoscillation.
Anoutputpowerof55Wwasobtainedat207Wpumppowerwithoutcompensationofthermalfocusingatroomtemperature.
TuB7Yb:SFAPmultipassside-pumpedamplifier,B.
Pati,Y.
Isyanova,P.
Moulton,QPeak,Inc.
,Bedford,MA,USA.
Wereportadiodeside-pumped,single-stage,multi-passYb:S-FAPamplifierdesignedtoachievehighpumpbrightness,uniformabsorption,andhighamplification.
WedemonstratehighlyefficientoperationoftheamplifierwithaninputsignalfromaNd:YLFoscillator.
TuB8Newytterbiumdopedceramiclasermaterials,J.
Lu,K.
Takaichi,T.
Uematsu,K.
Ueda,UniversityofElectro-Communications,Tokyo,Japan;H.
Yagi,T.
Yanagitani,KonoshimaChemicalCo.
,Ltd,Kagawa,Japan;A.
Kaminskii,RussianAcademyofSciences,Moscow,RussianFederation.
OpticalandlaserpropertiesofYb:Y2O3,Yb:Sc2O3ceramiclasermaterialswereinvestigated.
Highthermalconductivities,broadbandlaseremissionsandlowlaserthresholdsshowtheirbrightfutureinlaserindustry.
14TuB9GrowthandspectroscopicstudyofYb3+:NaGd(WO4)2aspotentiallasermaterial,D.
Lis,E.
Zharikov,D.
Mendeleyev,UniversityofChemicalTechnologyofRussia,Moscow,RussianFederation;K.
Subbotin,Y.
Voron'ko,A.
Sobol,S.
Ushakov,V.
Shukshin,GeneralPhysicsInstituteofRussianAcademyofSciences,Moscow,RussianFederation.
SpectroscopicinvestigationsofpromisinglasercrystalYb3+NaGd(WO4)2areperformed.
Theabsorptionandfluorescencespectrawereobtainedat300K.
Thefluorescencelifetimewasmeasured.
TuB10Atunable,narrowlinewidth,1kHzCe:LiCAFlaserwith46%efficiency,V.
Fromzel,C.
Prasad,SESI,Burtonsville,MD,USA.
Anarrowlinewidth(0.
2-0.
3nm),600J/pulse,1kHz,tunable(281-315nm)all-solid-stateCe:LiCAFlaserwiththehighestknownconversionefficiencyof46%,developedforusewithanozonedifferentialabsorptionlidarisdescribed.
TuB11Vacuum-ultraviolet,compactvideocamerasystemutilizingLiCaAlF6crystalopticstransparentdownto112-nm,H.
Murakami,T.
Kozeki,Y.
Suzuki,S.
Ono,N.
Sarukura,InstituteforMolecularScience,Okazaki,Japan;H.
Sato,T.
Fukuda,TohokuUniversity,Sendai,Japan.
LiCaAlF6crystalisshowntobeusedasopticscomponentdownto112nm.
Moreover,thecompactcamerasystemutilizingLiCaAlF6crystallensisdevelopedandthereal-timeimaginginvisibleandvacuum-ultravioletregionisdemonstrated.
TuB12DiodearraydirectlypumpedCr:YAGcrystalfiberbroadbandlightsource,K.
Huang,C.
Lo,S.
Tu,S.
Huang,NationalSunYat-SenUniversity,Kaohsiung,TaiwanRepublicofChina;P.
Yeh,Optospace,SanJose,CA,USA.
Amplifiedspontaneousemissionwitha3-dBwidthof270nm(1.
25~1.
52m),a6-dBwidthof400nm(1.
20~1.
60m)wasgeneratedbyaCr:YAGcrystalfiber.
Preliminaryresultofatotalpowerof0.
5mWwasobtainedatroomtemperature.
TuB13Measurementofpolarization-dependentlossmechanismsinCr4+:YAG,H.
Liu,J.
Dawes,P.
Dekker,J.
Piper,MacquarieUniversity,Sydney,Australia.
Usingapolarizedpump-probetechnique,westudiedthecwabsorptionandemissionanisotropyofCr4+:YAGcrystalsandmodeledtheexcitedstateabsorption.
Weproposeatwistedmodelasercavitytocompensateforthebirefringenceloss.
15TuB14Comparisonofcobalt-activatedspinelcrystalsgrownbyvariousmethodsassaturableabsorbersfor1.
3-1.
6mlasers,B.
Denker,B.
Galagan,V.
Osiko,S.
Sverchkov,LaserMaterialsandTechnologiesResearchCenterofGPI,Moscow,RussianFederation;G.
Karlsson,RoyalInstituteofTechnology,Stockholm,Sweden.
Q-switchpropertiesofcobalt-activatedmagnesium-aluminumspinelcrystalsgrownbyvariousmethodswerecompared.
Itwasshownthatnon-stoichimetricVerneuilgrowncrystalsQ-switchEr:glasslaserswiththesameefficiencyasCzochralskiandfluxgrowncrystalsandhaveawiderabsorptionband.
TuB15ThermallensinginCr2+:ZnSeface-cooleddisks,J.
McKay,W.
Roh,AFIT,Wright-PattersonAFB,OH,USA;K.
Schepler,AirForceResearchLab,Wright-PattersonAFB,OH,USA.
WereporttheexperimentalcharacterizationandmodelingofthermallensinginCr2+:ZnSeface-cooledlaserdisksusingthephaseshiftinterferometrytechnique.
Thethermallenspowerswerestrongandnonradiativerelaxationbecamesignificantat5-Wpumpinglevels.
TuB16ThelocalvibrationabsorptionbandinYAG:Cr4+crystals,A.
Okhrimchuk,A.
Shestakov,E.
L.
S.
Co.
,Moscow,RussianFederation.
NewabsorptionbandinY3Al5O12crystaldopedwithdivalentmetalionsCa2+orMg2+wasfoundinMIR.
Wetendtoassignittolocalvibrationmodes,dealingwithanoxygenvacancy-divalentioncomplex.
TuB17Mode-lockedceramicCr2+:ZnSelaser,E.
Sorokin,I.
Sorokina,TUVienna,Vienna,Austria;A.
DiLieto,M.
Tonelli,P.
Minguzzi,UniversitádiPisa,Pisa,Italy.
Wepresenttheresultsofmode-lockingoftheceramicCr2+:ZnSelaserat2.
5mpumpedbyadiode-pumpedNd:YVO4-Co2+:MgF2laserandprovideacomparisonbetweenthemode-lockedceramicandsinglecrystallineCr:ZnSelasers.
TuB18Characterizationofadiode-pumpedhigh-energyYb:S-FAPregenerativeamplifier,S.
Ito,T.
Yanagida,F.
Sakai,A.
Endo,TheFemtosecondTechnologyResearchAssociation,Tsukuba,Japan;H.
Ishikawa,WasedaUniversity,Tokyo,Japan;K.
Torizuka,NationalInstituteofAdvancedIndustrialScienceandTechnology,Tsukuba,Japan.
Wepresentonacharacterizationofadiode-pumpedhigh-energyYb:S-FAPregenerativeamplifierthatwasdevelopedasapreamplifierinanall-solid-statelasersystemforlaser-ComptonX-raygenerations.
Theamplifierdeliversthepulseenergymorethan12mJat50Hz.
16TuB19Dioderadially-pumpedmicrochipcompositeYb:YAGlaser:highpoweroperation,T.
Dascalu,T.
Taira,N.
Pavel,InstituteforMolecularScience,Okazaki,Japan;T.
Dascalu,CREATE-JSTFukuiAssociationforIndustry&Technology,Fukui,Japan;T.
Dascalu,N.
Pavel,InstituteforAtomicPhysics,Solid-StateQuantumElectronicsLaboratory,Bucharest,Romania.
Adioderadially-pumpedcompositemicrochipYb:YAGlaserispresented.
Quasi-continuouswavepumpingof15-at.
%Yb:YAGcoresquareshapewithpulsesof5-Hzrepetitionratedelivers112-Wpeakpowerwith0.
63slopeefficiencyand0.
38optical-to-opticalefficiency.
TuB20HighpowerandbrightnessCWMOPAwithsphericalaberration,C.
Kennedy,CuttingEdgeOptronics,Inc.
,St.
Charles,MO,USA.
Apracticalimplementationoftechniquesforachievinghighbrightnessdespitesphericalaberrationinadiode-pumpedrodlaserisdescribed.
750WwasachievedwithanM2of14inaMOPAconfiguration.
TuB21Three-dimensionalnumericalmodelingofMid-IROPOswithanimplicitfinitedifferencemethod,G.
RenzandM.
Klose,GermanAerospaceResearchEstablishment(DLR),Stuttgart,Germany.
OpticalParametricOscillatorsimulationlagsbehindexperimentaladvances.
Simultaneousimplementationofcomplexbeampropagationandthreewaveinteractionwithanimplicitfinitedifferencemethodallowsfullthreedimensionalinsightinnonlinearinteraction.
RegencyEastBallroom11:00am–12:30pmTuCNonlinearOpticsinPeriodicMaterialsCraigDenman,AirForceResearchLab,KirtlandAFB,NM,USA,Presider.
TuC111:00amINVITEDLinearandnonlinearopticsindiscretesystems,F.
Lederer,T.
Pertsch,U.
Peschel,UniversityofJena,Jena,Germany.
Recentexperimentalandtheoreticalworkonlightpropagationindiscreteopticalsystemsascoupledwaveguidearraysorcoupledopticalresonatorwaveguidesinphotoniccrystalswillbereviewed.
Potentialapplicationswillbediscussed.
TuC211:30amSimultaneousRamanandopticalparametricoscillationinperiodicallypoledKTP,V.
Pasiskevicius,A.
Fragemann,F.
Laurell,RoyalInstituteofTechnology,Stockholm,Sweden.
ConcurrentRamanoscillationhasbeenobservedinPPKTPnanosecondopticalparametricoscillatorsinthenear-infraredspectralregion.
TheincreasedRamanactivityisassociatedwithdirectexcitationofthephononovertonebandbytheidlerwave.
17TuC311:45am3.
5W,sumfrequency,630nmgenerationofsynchronouslyseededYbandYb-ErfiberamplifiersinPPKTP,P.
Champert,S.
Popov,A.
Avdokhin,R.
Taylor,ImperialCollege,London,UnitedKingdom;A.
Avdokhin,NTOIRE-Polus,Moscowregion,RussianFederation.
SynchronoustemporalseedingofhighaverageandpeakpowerYb/ErandYbfibreamplifiersisdemonstrated,forefficientsinglepassSFGinperiodicallypoledKTP.
3.
5Waveragepowerisobtainedat630nmwavelength.
TuC412:00pmFabricationofperiodically-poledstructuresin3mm-thickMgO:LiNbO3crystalsforhigh-powerwavelengthconversion,H.
Ishizuki,I.
Shoji,T.
Taira,InstituteforMolecularScience,Okazaki,Japan;H.
Ishizuki,CREATEFukuiofJapanScienceandTechnologyCorporation,Fukui,Japan;S.
Kurimura,NationalInstituteforMaterialsScience,Tsukuba,Japan.
Temperaturedependenceofpolingfieldwasinvestigatedin5mol%MgO-dopedLiNbO3andthefieldwasfoundtobereducedto1.
3kV/mmat200°C.
Periodicallypoledstructuresof30mperiodwasfabricatedin3mm-thickMgO-dopedLiNbO3.
TuC512:15pm3D-mappingofeffectivesecond-ordernonlinearityinperiodicallypoledcrystals,V.
Pasiskevicius,S.
Holmgren,S.
Wang,F.
Laurell,RoyalInstituteofTechnology,Stockholm,Sweden.
Atechniquefor3DmappingofeffectivenonlinearityinperiodicallypoledcrystalsisproposedanddemonstratedinPPKTP.
Itutilizesgroup-velocitywalk-offbetweenthefemtosecondpulsesatfundamentalwavelengthintype-IIQPMSHG.
12:30pm–7:00pmFreeAfternoon7:00pm–10:00pmRegencyEastBallroomConferenceBanquetTheconferencebanquetwillfeatureapresentationentitled"NightThoughtsonFiberLasers"fromDavidHanna,Univ.
ofSouthampton,Southampton,UnitedKingdom.
WednesdayFebruary5,2003LosRiosFoyer7:30am–5:00pmRegistration187:00am–8:00amContinentalBreakfastRegencyEastBallroom8:00am–9:45amWAUltra-HighPowerLasersRaymondBeach,LawrenceLivermoreNatl.
Lab.
,Livermore,CA,USA,Presider.
WA18:00amINVITEDPowerscalingconceptsforfiberlasers,W.
Clarkson,L.
Cooper,P.
Wang,R.
Williams,J.
Sahu,Univ.
ofSouthampton,Highfield,South,UnitedKingdom.
Recentprogressinthedevelopmentofhighpowerfiberlaserswillbereviewed,andtheprospectsforscalingoutputpowerstowellbeyondthehundredwattlevel,whilstmaintainingdiffraction-limitedbeamqualitywillbediscussed.
WA28:30amSpectrallybeamcombineddiodelaserbars:Efficientandneardiffractionlimitedoutputpower,S.
Tidwell,S.
Roman,D.
Jander,D.
Lowenthal,AculightCorporation,Bothell,WA,USA.
400individualdiodelasershavebeencombinedusingspectralbeamcombination.
Theprocessisgreaterthan75%efficientandresultedina1cmdiodelaserbarwithaBQintheslowdirectionof5xDL.
WA38:45amActivationoftheMercurylaser,adiode-pumped,gas-cooled,solid-stateslablaser,A.
Bayramian,R.
Beach,W.
Behrendt,C.
Bibeau,R.
Campbell,S.
Dixit,C.
Ebbers,B.
Freitas,V.
Kanz,M.
Rushford,S.
Payne,J.
Schmidt,K.
Schaffers,K.
Skulina,S.
Telford,J.
Tassano,LawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratory,Livermore,CA,USA;A.
DeWald,J.
Rankin,M.
Hill,UniversityofCalifornia,Davis,Davis,CA,USA.
OperationoftheMercurylaserwithoneoftwoamplifiersactivatedhasyielded20.
7Joulesat0.
1Hzand12Joulesat3.
3Hz.
Correctionofstaticdistortionsintheamplifieraccomplishedusingaconjugatephaseoptic.
WA49:00amHigh-quality,4x6cm,Yb:S-FAP[Yb3+:Sr5(PO4)3F]crystalslabsfortheMercuryLaser,K.
Schaffers,J.
Tassano,A.
Bayramian,J.
Dawson,C.
Bibeau,S.
Payne,LawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratory,Livermore,CA,USA;R.
Morris,Consultant,Flanders,NJ;M.
Randles,NorthropGrummanPoly-Scientific,Charlotte,NC,USA;A.
DeWald,J.
Rankin,M.
Hill,UniversityofCalifornia,Davis,CA,USA.
WereportontheprogressindevelopingYb:S-FAPcrystalsforuseintheMercuryLasersystem.
Currentlyhighqualitycrystalsareroutinelyproducedthatyieldhalfslabsthatarebondedtomakefullsizeslabs.
19WA59:15amOptimizationofanopticalparametricchirpedpulseamplificationsystemfortheOMEGAEPlasersystem,I.
Begishev,V.
Bagnoud,M.
Guardalben,L.
Waxer,J.
Puth,J.
Zuegel,UniversityofRochester,Rochester,NY,USA.
Wereportontheexperimentalachievementsoftheopticalparametricchirpedpulseamplification(OPCPA)system,including29%pump-to-signalconversionefficiencyand107gainusingtwoLBOcrystalsconfiguredasasingleamplificationstage.
WA69:30amThindiskmultipassamplifier,D.
Müller,S.
Erhard,O.
Ronsin,A.
Giesen,IFSW,Stuttgart,Germany.
Anewgeometricalmulti-passdesignforthindisklasersallowstheamplificationofhighenergypulsesinanearlyarbitrarynumberofamplificationpasseswithonly13opticalelements.
RioGrandeBallroom9:45am–10:45amCoffeeBreakWBPosterSession:IIIWB1LaseremissioninPr3+,Yb3+:BaY2F8pumpedbyanavalancheupconversionmechanism,E.
Osiac,E.
Heumann,G.
Huber,InstitutfürLaserPhysik,Hamburg,Germany;S.
Kück,Physikalisch-TechnischeBundesanstalt,Braunschweig,Germany;A.
Toncelli,F.
Traverso,M.
Tonelli,Universita'diPisa,Pisa,Italy.
Wereportonthelaseroscillationat607.
5nminPr3+,Yb3+:BaY2F8pumpedbyanavalancheupconversionmechanism.
Themaximumoutputpowerwas25mW,theslopeefficiencywithrespecttotheabsorbedpumppowerwas13.
5%.
WB2ComparisonofTm-dopedZBLANandsilicatefiberlasersoperatingnear2.
0micrometers,B.
Walsh,N.
Barnes,NASALangleyResearchCenter,Hampton,VA,USA.
Tm-dopedZBLANandTm-dopedSilicateglassarecomparedspectroscopicallyandfiberlasingoftheTm3F4manifoldaround1.
9micrometersinZBLANandsilicateglassiscompared.
Diode-pumpedfiberlasingexperimentsshowthatTm:ZBLANisasuperiorlasertoTm:Silicate.
WB3FiberlaserpumpedMid-IRsource,E.
Lippert,G.
Rustad,K.
Stenersen,NorwegianDefenceResearchEstablishment(FFI),Kjeller,Norway.
Wereportonacompactandefficient3-5mlasersourcewhereafiber-laserpumpsaHo:YAG-laser,whichinturnpumpsaZGPOPO.
Thesystememits3Wandhasawall-plugefficiencyof1%.
20WB4Pulsedoperationofadiode-side-pumpedTm,Ho:GdVO4laseratroomtemperature,A.
Sato,K.
Asai,TohokuInstituteofTechnology,Sendai,Japan.
Anewapproachto2-mlasersusingvanadatecrystalsisdiscussedhere.
Thepulsedoperationofadiode-side-pumpedTm,Ho:GdVO4laserwasexperimentallyachievedforthefirsttime.
WB5SensitizationofMIRTb3+luminescencebyTm3+ionsinCsCdBr3andKPb2Cl5crystals,A.
Okhrimchuk,L.
Butvina,E.
Dianov,FiberOpticsResearchCenteratGPI,RAS,Moscow,RussianFederation;N.
Lichkova,V.
Zavgorodnev,InstituteofMicroelectronicsTechnology,RAS,Chernogolovka,RussianFederation.
EnergytransferprocessfromTm3+ionstoTb3+ionswasfirstlyinvestigatedintheCsCdBr3:Tb,TmandKPb2Cl5:Tb,Tmcrystals.
ItisshownthattheyarepromisingcandidatesaslasercrystalsforMIR,suitablefordiodelaserpumpingat0.
8m.
WB6Adouble-passdiode-pumpedTm:Ho:YLFlaseramplifierat2.
05m,S.
Chen,Y.
Bai,ScienceApplicationsInternationalCorp.
,Hampton,VA,USA;J.
Yu,U.
Singh,NASALangleyResearchCenter,Hampton,VA,USA;M.
Petros,ScienceandTechnologyCorporation,Hampton,VA,USA.
Double-passTm:Ho:YLFlaseramplifiersweredevelopedandcomparedwithsingle-passamplifiers.
Theoutputpulseenergywasimprovedby75%andtheenergyextractionefficiencywasincreasedfrom1.
4%to3.
1%at54-mJinputpulseenergyWB7Diodepumped105mJHo:Tm:LuLFoscillator,M.
Petros,ScienceandTechnologyCorp.
,Hampton,VA,USA;J.
Yu,U.
Singh,B.
Walsh,N.
Barnes,NASALangleyResearchCenter,Hampton,VA;S.
Chen,SAIC,Hampton,VA,USA.
ThedesignandperformanceofadiodepumpedTm:Ho:LuLiF4(LuLF)laserisdescribed.
Thelaserproduced105-mJofQ-Switchedoutput,whichrepresentsaslopeefficiencyof0.
08.
ToourknowledgethisisthehighestQ-Switchedoutputforthismaterial.
WB8ThirdorderopticalnonlinearityofPTRglasses,L.
Sarger,L.
Canioni,M.
MartinezRosas,CPMOH,Talence,France;L.
Glebov,L.
Glebova,A.
Tirpak,UCF/CREOL,Orlando,FL,USA;M.
MartinezRosas,UniversidadBajaCalifornia,Ensenada,Mexico.
WepresentpreciseandabsolutemeasurementsofthirdorderopticalsusceptibilityinPhoto-Thermo-RefractiveGlassandgratingsusingaCollinearOrthogonalPumpProbemethod.
Smallnonlinearindexandnegligibletwophotonabsorptioncoefficientdemonstratetheirpotentialityinhighpowerlaserapplication.
21WB9Redandblueshiftoffemtosecondpulseusingcascadedquadraticprocesses,F.
Ilday,K.
Beckwitt,H.
Lim,F.
Wise,CornellUniversity,Ithaca,NY,USA.
Wetheoreticallyandexperimentallydemonstratefrequency-shiftoffemtosecondpulsesinquadraticmediainthepresenceofgroupvelocitymismatch.
Signandmagnitudeoftheshiftiscontrollableviaphase-mismatch.
ApplicationsincludeRaman-shiftcompensationandhigh-energyfemtosecondpulsecompression.
WB10Selfseedingananosecondring-cavityopticalparametricoscillatorforbetterefficiencyandbeamquality,D.
Armstrong,A.
Smith,SandiaNationalLaboratories,Albuquerque,NM,USA.
Weperformnumericalmodelingandlaboratorystudiesofselfinjectionseedednanosecondopticalparametricoscillators,demonstratingimprovedconversionefficiencyandbeamquality.
WB11CWtunablemid-waveinfraredgenerationnear4.
5m,D.
Chen,TheAerospaceCorperation,ElSegundo,CA,USA.
Tunableoutputfrom4.
25to4.
65-mwasdemonstratedbyusingdifferencefrequencygenerationinaPPLNOPOcavity.
Upto90-mWofcwpowerat4.
5-mwasachievedusinga1-mNd:YAGpumplaser.
WB12Apassivelymode-lockedbound-solitonfiberlaser,B.
Zhao,D.
Tang,P.
Shum,C.
Lu,NanyangTechnicalUniversity,Singapore,Singapore;W.
Man,H.
Tam,HongKongPolytechnicUniversity,HongKong,HongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegionofChina.
Statesofbound-solitonoperationinapassivelymode-lockedfiberringlaserhavebeenrevealed.
Wedemonstratebothexperimentallyandnumericallythat,likethesingle-pulsesolitonoperation,thebound-solitonemissionisanotherintrinsicfeatureofthelaser.
WB13Frequencychirpinans-pulsed,single-longitudinal-mode,injection-seededPPKTPopticalparametricoscillator,R.
White,Y.
He,B.
Orr,MacquarieUniversity,Sydney,Australia;M.
Kono,K.
Baldwin,AustralianNationalUniversity,Canberra,Australia.
Opticalheterodyneexperimentsonns-pulsed,single-longitudinal-modesignaloutputfromaninjection-seededPPKTPopticalparametricoscillatormeasurefrequencychirprangingbetween±130MHzandcontrollabledownto±5MHz.
Factorsinfluencingfrequencychirpareidentified.
WB14Tuninganddualwavelengthoperationofa2micronpumpedZGPOPOinthe8-11micronrange,S.
Nicolas,E.
Lippert,K.
Stenersen,G.
Rustad,FFI(NorwegianDefenceResearchEstablishment),Kjeller,Norway.
Tunableanddualwavelengthoperationofa2-micronpumpedZGPOPOinthe8-11mrangeisdemonstrated.
Length-matchingeffectsbetweentheOPOandthepumpsourceisobserved.
Numericalsimulationsshowgoodagreementwiththeexperimentalresults.
22WB15PicosecondstimulatedRamanscatteringinoxidecrystals,T.
Basiev,D.
Chunaev,A.
Karasik,P.
Zverev,A.
Sobol,L.
Ivleva,V.
Osiko,LaserMaterialsandTechnologyResearchCenterGPI,Moscow,RussianFederation.
StimulatedRamanscatteringin9oxidecrystalsunderexcitationwithlongtrainsof15pspulseswasinvestigated.
ForthefirsttimeSRSwasobservedinSrMoO4andCa3(VO4)2crystals.
WB16Allsolid-state100HzpulsedRamanlaser,A.
Kachynski,A.
Kuzmin,G.
Xu,P.
Prasad,SUNY,UniversityatBuffalo,Buffalo,NY,USA;V.
Orlovich,NationalAcademyofSciencesofBelarus,Minsk,Belarus.
All-solid-stateRamanlaserhasbeendevelopedutilasingdiode-pumped100HzactivelyQ-switchedNd:YAGlaserandBa(NO3)2multi-passRamanshifter.
Themaincharacteristicsof2ndand3rdStokesforfundamentaland1st,2nd,and3rdStokesforsecondharmonicsarepresented.
WB17Characteristicsofdiode-pumpedCWOPOsat2.
7mandtheiruseinCO2spectroscopy,A.
Henderson,L.
Borschowa,A.
Brown,AculightCorporation,Bothell,WA,USA;J.
McCord,AirForceResearchLaboratories,Albuquerque,NM,USA.
Wehavedemonstratedspectralscansofcarbondioxideabsorptionfeaturesat2.
7musingadiode-pumpedopticalparametricoscillator(OPO),andcharacterizedtheeffectsofwatervaporabsorptionatthiswavelengthuponOPOperformance.
WB18Continuouslytunablevisiblecompactlasersourceusingopticalparametricgenerationinamicrolaser-pumpedperiodicallypoledlithiumniobate,E.
Hérault,S.
Forget,G.
Lucas-Leclin,P.
Georges,LaboratoireCharlesFabrydel'Institutd'Optique,Orsay,France.
Wedemonstratedaverycompactlasersystemprovidingcontinuoustunabilityathigh-repetitionrateinthevisiblerangebasedonanOPGofPPLNpumpedbyafrequency-doubledmicrochiplaseroperatingat532nm.
WB19ImprovementofspatialbeamqualityoflasersourceswithanintracavityBragggrating,S.
Yiou,F.
Balembois,P.
Georges,LaboratoireCharlesFabrydel'Institutd'Optique,Orsay,France;J.
Huignard,ThalèsResearchandTechnologyFrance,Orsay,France.
Wedemonstrateanovelcompacttechniquehavingsignificantlyimprovedbeamqualityoftwolasersources,adegradedNd:YVO4laserandalaserdiodeinexternalcavity.
TheefficientmodefilteringisobtainedwithanintracavityBragggrating.
WB20InterferometricmeasurementsonaHighpowerYb+:YAGlaser,L.
Rubin,Boeing/LasersElectro-optics,CanogaPark,CA,USA.
PhasedistortionsinducedduringlasinginahighpoweredYb+:YAGlaseraremeasuredinterferometrically.
Undercertainconditions,sphericalaberrationcanimprovebeamquality.
23RegencyEastBallroomWCUVandBlueSources10:45am–12:30pmKenichiUeda,Univ.
ofElectro-Communications,Tokyo,Japan,Presider.
WC110:45amMiniature,high-power355-nmlasersystem,J.
Zayhowski,A.
Wilson,MITLincolnLaboratory,Lexington,MA,USA.
Arobust,miniaturelasersystemproduces>100-J,355-nmpulsesof700-psdurationatpulseratesupto500Hz.
Thesystemispumpedbytwofiber-coupled808-nmdiode-laserarraysandoccupiesavolumeof5liters.
WC211:00amDiode-pumpedsub-nsultravioletlasersystemoperatingat1MHz,S.
Forget,F.
Balembois,F.
Druon,P.
Georges,LaboratoireCharlesFabrydel'Institutd'Optique,Orsay,France.
Wedemonstratedacompactdiodepumpedultravioletsourceprovidingsub-nanosecondpulsesat355nmandoperatingwitharepetitionrateof1MHz.
ThesystemconsistsinaMOPAfollowedbyaTHGstage.
WC311:15amHighconversionsumfrequencygenerationusinginternalandexternalSFGconfigurations,J.
Williams-Byrd,L.
Petway,W.
Edwards,NASALangleyResearchCenter,Hampton,VA,USA.
Wewillreportonhighconversionefficiencysumfrequencygenerationusingintraandexternalcavitytechniques.
SumfrequencygenerationexternaltotheOPOresonatorproduced73mJat320nm,whileSFGinternaltotheOPOproduced103mJat320nm.
WC411:30amEfficient355-nmlaserusinghigh-qualityCsB3O5crystal,H.
Kitano,T.
Matsui,K.
Sato,M.
Yoshimura,Y.
Mori,T.
Sasaki,OsakaUniversity,Suita,Japan;Y.
Wu,C.
Chen,ChineseAcademyofSciences,Beijing,China.
Weobtaineda3.
0Wof355-nmoutputbyusingatype-IICsB3O5crystal.
Theconversionefficiencyfromthefundamentallighttothethirdharmonicreached30%.
WC511:45amCW198.
5-nmlightgenerationinCLBO,S.
Imai,H.
Inoue,T.
Nomura,T.
Tojo,MIRAIProject,Tsukuba,Japan.
Acontinuous-wave198.
5-nmlightisproducedbysum-frequencygenerationinCLBO.
Twofundamentallightsarefrequency-stabilizedandmixedinanexternalcavity.
Theoutputpowerof45mWwasdemonstratedwithasingle-resonancecavity.
24WC612:00pmAnewnonlinearboratecrystal,BaAlBO3F2forUVlightgeneration,Z.
Hu,M.
Yoshimura,K.
Muramatsu,Y.
Mori,T.
Sasaki,OsakaUniversity,Osaka,Japan;K.
Muramatsu,NikonCorporation,Kangawa,Japan.
WehavediscoveredanewnonlinearopticalBaAlBO3F2crystal.
IthasastructuresimilartothatofKBe2BO3F2butcaneasilybegrownaslargecrystalanddoesnotcontaintoxicelementsinitscomposition.
WC712:15pmHigh-powerbluegenerationinaperiodicallypoledMgO:LiNbO3ridge-typewaveguidebyfrequencydoublingofadiodeend-pumpedNd:YAGlaser,N.
Pavel,I.
Shoji,T.
Taira,InstituteforMolecularScience,Okazaki,Japan;M.
Iwai,T.
Yoshino,M.
Imaeda,NGKInsulatorsLtd.
,Mizuho,Nagoya,Japan.
Firstblue-lightgenerationfromaperiodicallypolledMgO:LiNbO3ridge-typewaveguidebyfrequencydoublingofadiodeend-pumpedNd:YAGlaserisreported.
Continuous-wavepowerinexcessof140mWat473nmwasobtained.
12:30pm–2:00pmLunchBreak(onyourown)RegencyEastBallroom2:00pm–3:15pmWDNovelSourcesPeterMoulton,Q-Peak,Inc.
,Bedford,MA,USA,Presider.
WD12:00pmINVITEDRecentprogressinOPSfrequencydoubledcwlasers,V.
Ostroumov,R.
vonElm,W.
Seelert,CoherentLuebeckGmbH,Luebeck,Germany.
DiodepumpedfrequencydoubledOPSlaserscandeliverupto500mWat488nmand200mWat460nmunder5Wofpumppower.
ThescalabilityandreliabilityofOPSlasershasbeendemonstrated.
WD22:30pmWidelytunable,aluminum-free,GaSb-based,mid-infraredsemiconductorlasers,A.
Goyal,G.
Turner,A.
Sanchez,M.
Manfra,P.
Foti,P.
O'Brien,MITLincolnLaboratory,Lexington,MA,USA.
Anexternal-cavitytuningrangeof0.
3microns,atacenterwavelengthof3.
8microns,isdemonstratedfromanopticallypumped,aluminum-freesemiconductorlasergrownonaGaSbsubstrate,withpeaksingle-facetpowerof0.
65Watts.
25WD32:45pmAmplificationat1.
5minErbium-Ytterbiumdopedsingle-modeactivewaveguidemadebyfemtosecondmicromaching,S.
Taccheo,R.
Osellame,G.
Cerullo,M.
Marangoni,D.
Polli,R.
Ramponi,S.
DeSilvestri,P.
Laporta,INFM-PolitecnicodiMilanoandIFN-CNR,Milano,Italy.
Wedemonstratedlow-loss(5dB/cm),gaussian-profilesingle-transversemodeactivewaveguidesat1.
5minEr:Yb-dopedglasssubstratemadebyfemtosecondmicromachining.
Netgainhasbeenachievedwhenusedasactiveelementinastandardwaveguide-amplifierset-up.
WD43:00pmKWfiberlasersforindustrialapplications,K.
Ueda,H.
Sekiguchi,H.
Kan,Univ.
ofElectro-Communications,Tokyo,Japan.
Fiber-embeddeddisklasersgenerated1014WourputinCW-mode.
Thethindiskwith200-micronthicknesscomposedofmulti-modefiberlaserswasdevelopedsuccessfully.
Thepossibilityofsuchtypeofnewfiberlaserswillbediscussed.
RioGrandeBallroom3:15pm–3:45pmCoffeeBreakRegencyEastBallroom3:45pm–6:15pmWE1mmLasersAndreasTünnermann,Friedrich-SchillerUniv,Jena,Germany,PresiderWE13:45pmFemtosecondthindiskYb:KYWregenerativeamplifierwithoutCPA,A.
Beyertt,D.
Müller,D.
Nickel,A.
Giesen,InstitutfürStrahlwerkzeuge,UniversittStuttgart,Stuttgart,Germany.
WedemonstratethepotentialofanYb:KYWthindiskamplifiersystemtoprovideultrashortpulseswithhighenergies.
Withoutusingchirpedpulseamplification,100J,subpicosecondpulsesweregeneratedatarepetitionrateof5kHz.
WE24:00pmThindiskYb:YAGlasersgenerating60Waveragepowerinpicosecondorfemtosecondpulses,E.
Innerhofer,T.
Südmeyer,F.
Brunner,R.
Hring,A.
Aschwanden,R.
Paschotta,U.
Keller,InstituteofQuantumElectronics,SwissFederalInstituteofTechnology(ETH),Zürich,Switzerland;C.
Hnninger,M.
Kumkar,Haas-LaserGmbH+Co.
KG,Schramberg,Germany.
Wedemonstratetwoversionsofapassivelymode-lockedYb:YAGthin-disklaser,generatingasmuchas60Waverageoutputpower(withoutusinganamplifier)inpicosecondorfemtosecondpulses.
26WE34:15pm60WaveragepowerfemtosecondfiberCPAsystem,J.
Limpert,T.
Clausnitzer,T.
Schreiber,A.
Liem,H.
Zellmer,H.
J.
Fuchs,E.
B.
Kley,A.
Tünnermann,InstituteofAppliedPhysics,Jena,Germany.
Wereportonadiode-pumpedytterbium-dopeddouble-cladfiberbasedCPAsystemdelivering350-fspulses,at1060nm,75MHzand60Waveragepower.
Keyelementisahighlyefficienttransmissiongratingcompressorallowingtherecompressionatthishighpower.
WE44:30pm20Wsingle-frequency,neardiffraction-limited,linearlypolarizedlaserbasedonaYbfiberpre-amplifierandself-imagingNd:YAGwaveguidepoweramplifier,J.
Koroshetz,B.
Tiemann,D.
Smith,I.
McKinnie,J.
Unternahrer,CoherentTechnologiesInc.
,Lafayette,CO,USA;P.
Schlup,UniversityofOtago,Dunedin,NewZealand;H.
Miller,AFRL,KirtlandAFB,NM,USA.
Wereportanovelarchitectureforpowerscalingofnear-diffraction-limited,single-frequencylasers.
Inafirstdemonstration,wehavegenerated20Wsingle-frequencyoutputfromaMOPAbasedonalarge-coredouble-cladYbfiberpre-amplifierandself-imagingNd:YAGwaveguidepoweramplifier.
WE54:45pmPowerscalingofdiffractionlimited,singlefrequencylasersforLIGO,S.
Saraf,S.
Sinha,A.
Sridharan,R.
Byer,StanfordUniversity,Stanford,CA,USA.
MasterOscillatorPowerAmplifier(MOPA)approachallowsscalinglaserstohighpowerswhilepreservingspatialandtemporalcoherence.
Wearedemonstratingscalingofa20WNd:YAGMOPAtothe100Wlevelusingtwoedge-pumpedslabs.
WE65:00pmAdiode-pumped,Q-switched,Nd:YLFlaserusingaprismaticpumpcavity,B.
Pati,K.
Wall,P.
Moulton,QPeak,Inc.
,Bedford,MA,USA.
Wereportanenergyof110mJperpulsefromadiode-pumped,Q-switched,conduction-cooled,1053-nm,Nd:YLFlaserdesignedforspace-basedapplications.
Weobtainedaslopeefficiencyof23%andusedheatpipesforlaser-headcooling.
WE75:15pmNewprogressinneodymiumdopedceramiclasers,J.
Lu,K.
Takaichi,T.
Uematsu,K.
Ueda,UniversityofElectro-communications,Tokyo,Japan;H.
Yagi,T.
Yanagitani,KonoshimaChemicalCo.
,Ltd,Kagawa,Japan;A.
Kaminskii,RussianAcademyofSciences,Moscow,RussianFederation.
NewdevelopmentinNd:YAG,Nd:Y2O3,Nd:Lu2O3andNd:YGdO3ceramiclasermaterialswasintroduced.
Excellentqualityandhighlaserperformanceshowthegreatpotentialinlaserapplicationsforsuchnewseriesofceramiclasermaterials.
27WE85:30pmSpectroscopyandlaseractionofhighlydopedYb:YAG,N.
Martinyuk,V.
Peters,D.
FagundesdeSousa,K.
Lünstedt,E.
Heumann,K.
Petermann,UniversitaetHamburg,Hamburg,Germany.
HighlydopedYb:YAGisahighlypromisingmaterialforhighpowerthin-disk-lasers.
HighlyYb-dopedcrystalswithnearly100%quantumefficiencyhavebeengrown.
Cw-laseroperationofYb:YAGwith20%to60%dopantconcentrationisdemonstrated.
WE95:45pmEfficientthree-levelcontinuous-wavelaseroperationofanYb:S-VAPcrystalat985nm,S.
Yiou,F.
Balembois,P.
Georges,LaboratoireCharlesFabrydel'Institutd'Optique,Orsay,France;K.
Schaffers,LawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratory,Livermore,CA.
Wereportthefirstdemonstrationofacwthree-levellaserat985nmwithanYb:S-VAPcrystal.
Theslopeefficiency(40%)andtheoutputpower(105mW)arethehighesteverobtainedwithanYb-dopedcrystalatthiswavelength.
WE106:00pmThespectroscopicpropertiesandlasercharacteristicsofanovelceramiclaserwithY3ScxAl(5-x)O12,Y.
Sato,I.
Shoji,T.
Taira,InstituteforMolecularScience,Okazaki,Japan;A.
Ikesue,JapanFineCeramicsCenter,Atsuta-ku,Nagoya,Japan.
AnewceramiclasermaterialNd:Y3ScxAl(5-x)O12hasbeendevelopedbysinteringmethod.
Laseremissionwith30%slopeefficiencyunderTi:Sapphirepumpingwasdemonstratedusinganuncoatedsample.
28KEYTOAUTHORS(INVITEDSPEAKERPRESENTATIONSINBOLD)—A—Abdolvand,A.
MA7Agate,B.
TuA2Alford,W.
J.
MA8,MC3Andes,K.
MC2Antipov,O.
L.
MB13Antonopoulos,G.
MD1Apanasevich,P.
A.
MB14Armstrong,D.
J.
WB10Asai,K.
WB4Aschwanden,A.
WE2Asrar,G.
MC1Avdokhin,A.
M.
TuC3Avdokhin,A.
V.
MD5Axenson,T.
J.
MB10—B—Bach,W.
D.
MC3Baggett,J.
C.
TuA1Bagnoud,V.
WA5Bai,Y.
WB6Baker,H.
J.
MB17,MB20Baldwin,K.
G.
WB13Balembois,F.
MB6,TuA8,TuB3,WB19,WC2,WE9Barnes,J.
MCBarnes,N.
P.
MB10,MB7,WB2,WB7Basiev,T.
T.
WB15Batay,L.
E.
MB14Bayramian,A.
J.
WA3,WA4Beach,R.
J.
MD3,WA,WA3Beckwitt,K.
WB9Begishev,I.
A.
WA5Behrendt,W.
WA3Benabid,F.
MD1Beyertt,A.
WE1Bibeau,C.
WA3,WA4Bohn,M.
J.
MA4Bonaccini,D.
MD3Borschowa,L.
A.
WB17Bouwmans,G.
MD1Bredikhin,D.
V.
MB13Brown,A.
WB17Brown,T.
TuA2Brunner,F.
MD2,TuA1,WE2Burns,P.
A.
MA3Butvina,L.
N.
WB5Byer,R.
L.
WE5—C—Campbell,R.
WA3Canioni,L.
WB8Carrig,T.
J.
MA8,MC3Cerullo,G.
WD3Champert,P.
A.
TuC3Chen,C.
WC4Chen,D.
WB11Chen,S.
WB6,WB7Chénais,S.
TuA8,TuB3Christensen,S.
E.
MC3Chunaev,D.
S.
WB15Clarkson,W.
A.
MA7,WA1Clausnitzer,T.
WE3Coic,H.
MB1,MB2Cooper,L.
WA1Cooper,L.
J.
MA7Cormack,I.
TuA2—D—Danailov,M.
B.
MB14Dascalu,T.
TuB19Davis,R.
E.
MB7Dawes,J.
M.
MA3,TuB13Dawson,J.
W.
MD3,WA4DeSilvestri,S.
WD3Dekker,P.
MA3,TuB13Demidovich,A.
A.
MB14Denker,B.
TuB14Denman,C.
TuCDergachev,A.
MA2Deschaseaux,G.
MB1,MB2iDeWald,A.
WA3,WA4Dhellemmes,S.
TuA8DiLieto,A.
TuB17Dianov,E.
M.
WB5Ding,Y.
J.
MA5,MC5Dixit,S.
N.
WA3Drobshoff,A.
MD3Druon,F.
P.
MD7,TuA8,TuB3,WC2Dudley,J.
MD7—E—Ebbers,C.
A.
WA3Edwards,W.
C.
WC3Ehlers,B.
MB18Ell,R.
TuA5Endo,A.
TuB18Eremeykin,O.
N.
MB13Erhard,S.
WA6—F—FagundesdeSousa,D.
WE8Fakhoury,E.
MC2Ferrand,B.
TuB3Forget,S.
WB18,WC2Foti,P.
J.
WD2Fournier,D.
MB19Fragemann,A.
TuC2Freitas,B.
L.
WA3Fromm,M.
MC2Fromzel,V.
A.
TuB10Fuchs,H.
J.
WE3Fukuda,M.
TuB6Fukuda,T.
TuB11Furusawa,K.
TuA1—G—Galagan,B.
TuB14Gaumé,R.
MB19,TuA8,TuB3Georges,P.
MB6,MD7,TuA8,TuB3,WB18,WB19,WC2,WE9Giesen,A.
WA6,WE1Glebov,L.
WB8Glebova,L.
WB8Gleyze,J.
F.
MB2Goyal,A.
K.
WD2Grabchikov,A.
S.
MB14Griebner,U.
TuA7Guardalben,M.
J.
WA5—H—Hackenberg,W.
MD3Hall,D.
R.
MB17,MB20Hamano,A.
MB4Hamlin,S.
MA1Hanna,D.
C.
MD2Hansen,K.
P.
MD6Hring,R.
WE2Hays,A.
MA1He,Y.
WB13Heinemann,S.
MB18Henderson,A.
J.
WB17Hérault,E.
WB18Heumann,E.
WB1,WE8Higuchi,M.
MB5Hill,M.
R.
WA3,WA4Himbert,M.
E.
MB6Holdsworth,A.
R.
MB17Holmgren,S.
J.
TuC5Hnninger,C.
WE2Hovis,F.
E.
MC2Hu,Z.
WC6Huang,K.
TuB12Huang,S.
TuB12Huber,G.
WB1Huignard,J.
WB19Hutchinson,A.
MA1—I—Ikesue,A.
WE10Ilday,F.
.
TuA6,WB9Imaeda,M.
WC7Imai,S.
WC5Innerhofer,E.
MD2,TuA1,WE2Inoue,H.
WC5Ishikawa,H.
TuB18iiIshizuki,H.
TuC4Isyanova,Y.
TuB7Ito,H.
MD2Ito,S.
TuB18Ivleva,L.
I.
WB15Iwai,M.
WC7—J—Jacquemet,M.
TuB3Jander,D.
WA2Jiang,H.
MA3Jolly,A.
J.
MB1,MB2Juncar,P.
MB6—K—Kachynski,A.
V.
WB16Kalashnikov,V.
L.
TuB1Kaminskii,A.
A.
TuB2,TuB8,WE7Kan,H.
WD4Kanz,V.
K.
WA3Karasik,A.
Y.
WB15Karlsson,G.
TuB14Krtner,F.
X.
TuA,TuA5Kawato,S.
TuB6Keene,J.
A.
MA8Keller,U.
MD2,TuA1,TuA3,WE2Kemp,A.
J.
TuA2Kennedy,C.
J.
TuB20Khazanov,E.
A.
MB16Khurgin,J.
B.
MA5Kiefer,W.
MB14King,V.
MA1Kisel,V.
E.
TuB4Kitamura,K.
MD2Kitano,H.
WC4Kley,E.
B.
WE3Klopp,P.
TuA7Klose,M.
TuB21Knight,J.
C.
MD1Kobayashi,T.
TuB6Kodaira,K.
MB5Kong,J.
TuB2Kono,M.
WB13Koroshetz,J.
E.
WE4Kozeki,T.
TuB11Krainer,L.
TuA3Kück,S.
WB1Kuehnemann,F.
MC4Kuleshov,N.
V.
TuB4Kumkar,M.
WE2Kurimura,S.
TuC4Kuzmin,A.
N.
MB14,WB16Kuzmin,O.
V.
MB14Kuznetsov,M.
S.
MB13—L—Laporta,P.
WD3Larat,C.
TuA8Laurell,F.
TuC2,TuC5Le,K.
MC2Lecomte,S.
TuA3Lederer,F.
TuC1Lederer,M.
J.
TuA5Lee,J.
R.
MB20Liao,Z.
MD3Lichkova,N.
V.
WB5Liem,A.
WE3Lim,H.
TuA6,WB9Limpert,J.
MD6,WE3Lippert,E.
WB14,WB3Lis,D.
A.
TuB9Lisinetskii,V.
A.
MB14Liu,H.
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WB12Lu,J.
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MC4Müller,D.
WA6,WE1Mullot,M.
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WB14Nilsson,J.
MDNomura,T.
WC5Nowak,K.
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MB17—O—O'Brien,P.
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MD7Saraf,S.
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WB8Sarukura,N.
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MC4Schlup,P.
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MC2Suzuki,Y.
MB9,TuB11Sverchkov,S.
TuB14Szipocs,R.
TuA2—T—Taccheo,S.
WD3Taira,T.
MB12,TuB19,TuC4,WC7,WE10Takaichi,K.
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MD4,TuB2,TuB8,WC,WD4,WE7Uematsu,T.
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TuB12Yiou,S.
WB19,WE9Yoshimura,M.
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MA5Zuegel,J.
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