• DocumentCode
    3151010
  • Title

    Widely-tunable CW diode-pumped Tm-Ho:KYF4 2 μm laser

  • Author

    Galzerano, G. ; Taccheo, S. ; Laporta, P. ; Sani, E. ; Toncelli, A. ; Tonelli, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Fisica, CNR, Milano, Italy
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    22-27 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    82
  • Lastpage
    83
  • Abstract
    2-μm CW laser generation in the novel Tm-Ho:KYF4 crystal has been demonstrated for the first time with a tunability range of about 100 nm and maximum output powers in excess of 250 mW.
  • Keywords
    holmium; laser tuning; laser variables measurement; optical materials; optical pumping; potassium compounds; power measurement; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; thulium; yttrium compounds; 2 micron; CW laser generation; KYF4:Tm, Ho; Tm-Ho:KYF4; crystal; diode-pumping; wide tuning; Diodes; Electronic mail; Power generation; Power lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7734-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312143
  • Filename
    1312143