Abstract
Composite active elements (AEs) of thin-disk geometry with an anti-amplified-spontaneous-emission (ASE) cap were created for the first time from dissimilar materials (Yb:YAG and sapphire crystals) using the surface-activated direct bonding method based on etching the surfaces with an Ar ion beam and then bringing them into optical contact. Using a sapphire anti-ASE cap allows the thermal lens optical power and the M 2 factor to be reduced significantly compared with the same AE with a YAG anti-ASE cap, and M 2 compared to standard Yb:YAG disks without an anti-ASE cap. Lasing with 320 W average power and ∼ 50 % slope efficiency was obtained.
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