Title :
Spectroscopic properties of Er:YAG at elevated temperatures and their influence on the 4I13/2 laser emission
Author :
Eichhorn, M. ; Fredrich-Thornton, S.T.
Author_Institution :
French-German Res. Inst. of St.-Louis, St. Louis
Abstract :
We present spectroscopic results on Er:YAG at 300 K-550 K with respect to resonant pump absorption at 1.53 mum and laser emission at 1.61 mum and 1.64 mum and numerical results on laser performance.
Keywords :
erbium; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; 4I13/2 laser emission; YAG:Er; resonant pump absorption; temperature 300 K to 550 K; wavelength 1.53 mum; wavelength 1.61 mum; wavelength 1.64 mum; Absorption; Cryogenics; Diodes; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Pump lasers; Resonance; Spectroscopy; Stationary state; Temperature; (140.3500) Lasers, erbium; (300.1030) Absorption;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
