Title :
Diode pumped cw green upconversion lasing of Er/sup 3+/:LiLuF/sub 4/ at room temperature under multi pass pumping
Author :
Heumann, E. ; Bar, S. ; Kretschmann, H. ; Huber, G.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser-Phys., Hamburg Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Powerful green upconversion lasing of Er/sup 3+/:LiLuF/sub 4/ could be achieved using a multi pass pumping setup. The maximum output was 213 mW under Ti:sapphire laser pumping. Diode pumped cw lasing at room temperature is demonstrated for the first time.
Keywords :
erbium; fluorescence; lithium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; 213 mW; Er/sup 3+/:LiLuF/sub 4/; LiLuF/sub 4/:Er/sup 3+/; Ti:sapphire laser pumping; diode pumped cw green upconversion lasing; diode pumped cw lasing; maximum output; multi pass pumping; multi pass pumping setup; room temperature; Absorption; Crystallization; Diodes; Erbium; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034495
