• DocumentCode
    1025653
  • Title

    Diode-pumped 2 spl mu/m holmium laser

  • Author

    Allen, R. ; Esterowitz, L. ; Goldberg, L. ; Weller, J.F. ; Storm, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    18
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    947
  • Abstract
    For the first time, a GaAlAs laser diode array pumped Ho:YAG laser operating at 2-1 μm has been demonstrated at 77 K. Laser threshold occurred at 2.7 mW of pump power centred at 785.5 nm. A slope efficiency of 19% was achieved.
  • Keywords
    holmium; optical pumping; solid lasers; laser threshold; pump power; slope efficiency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19860645
  • Filename
    4256852