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 …

Nonlinear optical techniques are now recognized as the most efficient means available to
generate laser radiation at wavelengths that are presently inaccessible via conventional …

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 spectroscopic and laser kinetic properties of the trivalent ytterbium ion in various solid-
state media are reviewed. Contrasts between four-and quasi-three-level lasers (eg, Nd: YAG …

The main properties of the Nd 3+→ Yb 3+(4 F 3/2, 2 F 7/2→ 4 I 9/2, 2 F 5/2) energy transfer
in yttrium aluminum borate nonlinear laser crystal have been studied. This host has been …

We present in detail the formulation of the ab initio theory we have developed for the
calculation of the macroscopic second-order susceptibility χ (2). We find a general …

Stable continuous-wave laser action in the near-infrared and in the green spectral region
has been obtained in a self-frequency doubling solid-state laser, the Yb 3+: MgO: LiNbO 3 …

Noncentrosymmetric borates K 7 MIn 2− x Yb x (B 5 O 10) 3 (M= Ca, Sr, Ba; x= 0… 2) were
synthesized by the solid state reaction and the crystals were successfully grown by the top …

Yb: YCOB is a very attractive material for femtosecond pulse generation given its broad
emission bandwidth. We demonstrate continuous-wave power scaling in the thin disk …

We have conducted an investigation into the continuous-wave (CW) and passive Q-
switching laser performance of the Yb: YCa 4 O (BO 3) 3 (Yb: YCOB) crystal, aiming to …