Performance of various diode-pumped Nd:laser materials: influence of inhomogeneous broadening

Author

Mermilliod, N. ; Romero, Roselyne ; Chartier, Isabelle ; Garapon, Claudine ; Moncorgé, Richard

Author_Institution

CEA, LETI, Grenoble, France

Volume

28

Issue

4

fYear

1992

fDate

4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1179

Lastpage

1187

Abstract

A comparison is made between the laser performance of several diode-pumped Nd³⁺:laser systems by using strictly identical experimental conditions. The variations of the laser efficiencies with diode wavelength and with the output mirror transmission are reported and analyzed in detail. Very different behaviors are found depending on the multistate character of the laser host and on the inhomogeneous width of the fluorescence lines. The results are interpreted within the frame of a theoretical model recently applied to the case of a diode-pumped Nd³⁺:phosphate glass laser

Keywords

fluorescence; luminescence of inorganic solids; neodymium; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; spectral line breadth; Nd³⁺:phosphate glass laser; diode wavelength; diode-pumped Nd:laser materials; fluorescence lines; inhomogeneous broadening; inhomogeneous width; laser accessories; laser efficiencies; laser host; laser mirrors; laser performance; output mirror transmission; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Diode lasers; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical materials; Pump lasers; Zirconium;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.135245

Filename

135245