• DocumentCode
    2233022
  • Title

    Nearly quantum defect-limited efficiency laser operation of a resonantly pumped Er3+-doped YVO4

  • Author

    Ter-Gabrielyan, N. ; Fromzel, V. ; Lukasiewicz, T. ; Ryba-Romanowski, W. ; Dubinskii, M.

  • Author_Institution
    US Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Nearly quantum defect-limited laser operation of a resonantly-pumped Er3+:YVO4 at 1593.5 nm is demonstrated. Achieved slope efficiency of ~85% is, to the best of our knowledge, the highest efficiency ever reported for crystalline Er-doped laser.
  • Keywords
    erbium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YVO4:Er; quantum defect-limited laser operation; resonantly pumping; slope efficiency; wavelength 1593.5 nm; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950348
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2233022