• DocumentCode
    1295777
  • Title

    Diode-pumped Ho:Tm:LuLiF4 laser at room temperature

  • Author

    Jani, Mahendra G. ; Barnes, Norman P. ; Murray, Keith E. ; Hart, David W. ; Quarles, Gregory J. ; Castillo, Vida K.

  • Author_Institution
    Sci. & Technol. Corp., Hampton, VA, USA
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    112
  • Lastpage
    115
  • Abstract
    A diode-pumped room-temperature Ho:Tm:LuLiF4 laser achieved an optical efficiency of 9.4% under normal mode operation. Under similar experimental conditions. Ho:Tm:LuLiF4 yielded 1.5 times greater optical efficiency than Ho:Tm:YLiF4. Absorption spectra and lifetimes as a function of pump energy were measured for evaluation of this laser material
  • Keywords
    holmium; impurity absorption spectra; infrared spectra; laser modes; lutetium compounds; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; thulium; 9.4 percent; Ho,Tm:LuLiF4 laser; Ho:Tm:YLiF4; LuLiF4:Ho,Tm; absorption spectra; diode-pumped room-temperature Ho:Tm:LuLiF4 laser; laser material; lifetimes; normal mode operation; optical efficiency; pump energy; room temperature; Biomedical optical imaging; Diodes; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical materials; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Pump lasers; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.554905
  • Filename
    554905
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1295777