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Photoconductivity Measurements Indicating a Nonlinear Loss Mechanism in Highly Yb-doped Oxides

Christian Hirt, Susanne T. Fredrich-Thornton, Friedjof Tellkamp, Klaus Petermann, and Guenter Huber

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Abstract

Photoconductivity has been measured in highly Yb-doped oxides, revealing the occurrence of an up-conversion mechanism in these materials. A model for the observed phenomenon is suggested and the impact on thin-disk lasers is discussed.

© 2008 Optical Society of America

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