Infrared wavelength tunability in Yb:YCOB

Ytterbium-based laser systems have demonstrated promise as alternatives to neodymium-laser systems in high power laser applications. Ytterbium systems are particularly well suited for diode pumping and have previously demonstrated tunability when doped into YAG. Experiments with ytterbium doped into a new laser host material, YCOB, which provides at least 70 nm of wavelength tunability is summarized