DocumentCode :
1092007
Title :
CW Laser Operation of KLu0.945Tm0.055(WO4)2ndash;KLu(WO4)2 Epilayers Near 2 μm
Author :
Silvestre, Òscar ; Pujol, Maria Cinta ; Aguiló, Magdalena ; Diaz, Francesc ; Mateos, Xavier ; Petrov, Valentin ; Griebner, Uwe
Author_Institution :
Univ. Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona
Volume :
43
Issue :
3
fYear :
2007
fDate :
3/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
257
Lastpage :
260
Abstract :
Thin epilayers of monoclinic KLu(WO4)2 doped with thulium are grown by liquid phase epitaxy on undoped KLu(WO4 )2 substrates. The epitaxial composites are optically characterized and implemented in a cavity, longitudinally pumped (normal to the layer) by a Ti:sapphire laser. Tunable (1894-2039 nm) continuous-wave laser operation is achieved with maximum slope efficiency as high as 64% with respect to the absorbed pump power at 802 nm. The output power is limited by the crystal absorption
Keywords :
epitaxial layers; laser tuning; liquid phase epitaxial growth; lutetium compounds; optical materials; optical pumping; potassium compounds; solid lasers; thulium; 1894 to 2039 nm; 802 nm; KLu(WO4)2:Tm-KLu(WO4)2 ; Ti:sapphire laser pumping; liquid phase epitaxy; maximum slope efficiency; monoclinic thulium-doped KLu(WO4)2; Absorption; Epitaxial growth; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Nonlinear optics; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Substrates; Crystals; double tungstates; epitaxial layers; lasers; rare earth compounds; solid lasers; thulium;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2006.890383
Filename :
4089105
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