Title :
Continuous-wave laser action of an Er:Sc2O3 bulk crystal at 1.58 μm
Author :
Fechner, M. ; Kahn, A. ; Petermann, K. ; Scheife, H. ; Huber, G.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Hamburg, Hamburg
Abstract :
This paper reports on a Er:Sc2O3 laser emitting a CW output power of 16.1 mW at 1583.7 nm for 890 mW of absorbed pump power, and with slope efficiency 4.2%. The Er:Sc2O3 of 4.75 mm length was grown by the Nacken-Kyropoulos method. Ti:Al2O3 laser emitting at 975 nm was used as the pump source.
Keywords :
crystal growth; erbium; optical materials; optical pumping; scandium compounds; solid lasers; Al2O3:Ti; Nacken-Kyropoulos method; Sc2O3:Er; bulk crystal; continuous-wave laser; crystal growth; efficiency 4.2 percent; power 16.1 mW; power 890 mW; pump source; size 4.75 mm; slope efficiency; wavelength 1583.7 nm; wavelength 975 nm; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Transistors; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0930-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4385839
